eBay Past Earnings Performance
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eBay's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -21.4%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.9% per year. eBay's return on equity is 43.4%, and it has net margins of 27.4%.
Key information
-21.4%
Earnings growth rate
-11.3%
EPS growth rate
| Multiline Retail Industry Growth | 6.5% |
| Revenue growth rate | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 43.4% |
| Net Margin | 27.4% |
| Next Earnings Update | 01 May 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How eBay makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 10,112 | 2,775 | 3,272 | 1,544 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 10,060 | 2,718 | 3,142 | 1,485 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 9,940 | 1,342 | 3,092 | 1,429 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 9,822 | 634 | 3,078 | 1,381 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 9,795 | -1,274 | 3,099 | 1,330 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 9,898 | -2,838 | 3,030 | 1,327 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 10,019 | -2,485 | 2,962 | 1,316 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 10,265 | -1,655 | 3,001 | 1,322 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 10,420 | 252 | 3,056 | 1,325 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 10,285 | 1,917 | 3,210 | 1,271 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 10,042 | 2,239 | 3,309 | 1,208 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 9,711 | 2,634 | 3,238 | 1,114 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 8,894 | 2,487 | 3,069 | 1,028 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 8,652 | 2,184 | 3,003 | 986 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 8,477 | 1,789 | 3,049 | 958 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 8,044 | 1,421 | 3,006 | 922 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 7,429 | 1,433 | 2,790 | 930 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 9,277 | 1,810 | 3,636 | 1,027 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 9,843 | 2,320 | 3,909 | 1,091 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 10,579 | 2,637 | 4,303 | 1,223 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 8,650 | 2,128 | 3,486 | 1,051 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 10,576 | -832 | 4,296 | 1,310 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 10,425 | -1,032 | 4,169 | 1,319 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 10,204 | -1,641 | 4,041 | 1,280 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 9,927 | -1,013 | 3,908 | 1,224 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 9,615 | 7,532 | 3,717 | 1,199 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 9,334 | 7,430 | 3,568 | 1,171 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 9,145 | 7,838 | 3,414 | 1,153 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 9,298 | 7,285 | 3,590 | 1,114 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 8,906 | 1,860 | 3,266 | 1,051 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 8,788 | 1,987 | 3,214 | 1,004 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 8,668 | 1,980 | 3,313 | 941 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 8,592 | 1,947 | 3,389 | 923 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 8,593 | 2,153 | 3,310 | 930 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 8,644 | 2,117 | 3,365 | 935 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 6,854 | 1,879 | 2,864 | 757 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 8,790 | -865 | 3,331 | 983 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 10,997 | -744 | 3,791 | 1,197 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 12,739 | -564 | 4,134 | 1,384 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 16,296 | -116 | 4,886 | 1,781 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 8,257 | 2,067 | 3,024 | 915 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 15,510 | 2,756 | 4,694 | 1,734 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 15,022 | 2,664 | 4,619 | 1,690 |
Quality Earnings: EBA has a large one-off gain of $1.7B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: EBA became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: EBA's earnings have declined by 21.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: EBA has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: EBA has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Multiline Retail industry (1.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst EBA's Return on Equity (43.39%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.