Data#3 Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Data#3 has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14%, while the IT industry saw earnings growing at 5.4% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 24% per year. Data#3's return on equity is 57.3%, and it has net margins of 6%.

Key information

13.96%

Earnings growth rate

13.84%

EPS growth rate

IT Industry Growth	13.97%
Revenue growth rate	-23.97%
Return on equity	57.29%
Net Margin	6.01%
Last Earnings Update	30 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Data#3 makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:20Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Jun 26	907	55	7
31 Mar 26	896	52	7
31 Dec 25	885	49	7
30 Sep 25	869	49	7
30 Jun 25	853	48	7
31 Mar 25	826	46	7
31 Dec 24	798	44	7
30 Sep 24	802	44	7
30 Jun 24	806	43	7
31 Mar 24	805	42	6
31 Dec 23	804	41	6
30 Sep 23	806	39	6
30 Jun 23	809	37	6
31 Mar 23	1,203	36	6
31 Dec 22	1,597	35	6
30 Sep 22	1,895	33	5
30 Jun 22	2,192	30	5
31 Mar 22	2,145	29	6
31 Dec 21	2,098	28	6
30 Sep 21	2,027	27	6
30 Jun 21	1,955	25	6
31 Mar 21	1,859	25	6
31 Dec 20	1,762	24	6
30 Sep 20	1,693	24	7
30 Jun 20	1,624	24	8
31 Mar 20	1,556	22	9
31 Dec 19	1,489	21	10
30 Sep 19	1,452	19	11
30 Jun 19	1,414	18	12
31 Mar 19	1,346	18	12
31 Dec 18	1,277	18	13
30 Sep 18	1,229	16	13
30 Jun 18	1,180	14	13
31 Mar 18	1,160	13	13
31 Dec 17	1,139	12	13
30 Sep 17	1,118	14	13
30 Jun 17	1,097	15	13
31 Mar 17	1,064	15	13
31 Dec 16	1,030	15	13
30 Sep 16	1,006	15	13
30 Jun 16	981	14	13
31 Mar 16	951	13	12
31 Dec 15	921	11	11
30 Sep 15	895	11	11

Quality Earnings: 20Y has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 20Y's current net profit margins (6%) are higher than last year (5.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 20Y's earnings have grown by 14% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 20Y's earnings growth over the past year (13.1%) is below its 5-year average (14% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 20Y earnings growth over the past year (13.1%) exceeded the IT industry 9.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 20Y's Return on Equity (57.3%) is considered outstanding.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/17 19:14
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/17 00:00
Earnings	2026/06/30
Annual Earnings	2026/06/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Data#3 Limited is covered by 14 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
William Spraggett	Bell Potter
Mark Bryan	BofA Global Research
Cameron Halkett	Canaccord Genuity

Data#3 Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Full year 2026 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.35 (vs AU$0.31 in FY 2025)

Data#3 Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Results on Aug 24, 2026

Data#3 Limited to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Feb 23, 2026

Data#3 Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Results on Aug 25, 2025

Data#3 Limited to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Feb 19, 2025

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.28 (vs AU$0.24 in FY 2023)

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.18 per share

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Final dividend of AU$0.18 announced

Full year 2026 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.35 (vs AU$0.31 in FY 2025)

Data#3 Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Results on Aug 24, 2026

Data#3 Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2025, Payable on March 31, 2026

Data#3 Limited to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Feb 23, 2026

Data#3 Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 29, 2025

Data#3 Limited Declares Fully Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025, Payable on September 30, 2025

Data#3 Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Results on Aug 25, 2025

Data#3 Limited Appoints Diana Eilert and Laurence Baynham to its Board of Directors with Effect from 1 July 2025

Data#3 Limited to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Feb 19, 2025

Data#3 Limited Appoints Bronwyn Morris to Its Board of Directors, with Effect from 1 December 2024

Data#3 Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 30, 2024

Data#3 Limited Announces Retirement of Leanne Muller as Non-Executive Director, Effective 30 October, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Data#3 Limited Declares Cash Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024, Payable on September 30, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.28 (vs AU$0.24 in FY 2023)

Data#3 Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Aug 21, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19%

First half dividend of AU$0.13 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.14 (vs AU$0.11 in 1H 2023)

Data#3 Limited Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2024

New major risk - Share price stability

Data#3 Limited Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes, Effective March 1, 2024

Data#3 Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 15, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.12 per share at 3.0% yield

Data#3 Limited Announces Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on September 30, 2023

New minor risk - Share price stability

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.24 (vs AU$0.20 in FY 2022)

Data#3 Limited to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Aug 22, 2023

Non-Executive Director recently bought €60k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.10 per share at 2.4% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.11 (vs AU$0.08 in 1H 2022)

Data#3 Limited Announces Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022, Payable on March 31, 2023

Data#3 Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Half of FY2023

Founder & Non-Executive Director recently sold €67k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.11 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.20 (vs AU$0.17 in FY 2021)

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.095 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.17 (vs AU$0.15 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.061 (vs AU$0.057 in 1H 2020)

Revenue beats expectations

New 90-day high: €3.60

New 90-day low: €3.06

New 90-day high: €4.08

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

Earnings and Revenue History

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data Sources

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Industry and Sector Metrics

Analyst Sources