L'Air Liquide S.A.

ENXTPA:AI Stock Report

Market Cap: €89.6b

L'Air Liquide Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

L'Air Liquide has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.9%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 7.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.7% per year. L'Air Liquide's return on equity is 12.5%, and it has net margins of 11.2%.

Key information

7.9%

Earnings growth rate

7.8%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth10.4%
Revenue growth rate7.7%
Return on equity12.5%
Net Margin11.2%
Next Earnings Update21 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Dec 03
L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Subdued Growth No Barrier To L'Air Liquide S.A.'s (EPA:AI) Price

Oct 28
Subdued Growth No Barrier To L'Air Liquide S.A.'s (EPA:AI) Price

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI)

Sep 22
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI)

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI)

Sep 04
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI)

Is L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) A Risky Investment?

Aug 17
Is L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) A Risky Investment?

L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI) Just Released Its Half-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Jul 30
L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI) Just Released Its Half-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

L'Air Liquide S.A.'s (EPA:AI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jul 18
L'Air Liquide S.A.'s (EPA:AI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Does This Valuation Of L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

May 29
Does This Valuation Of L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

May 14
L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €3.20

Apr 26
L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €3.20

These 4 Measures Indicate That L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 15
These 4 Measures Indicate That L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €3.20

Feb 23
L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €3.20

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI)

Feb 08
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At L'Air Liquide (EPA:AI)

Earnings Not Telling The Story For L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI)

Jan 07
Earnings Not Telling The Story For L'Air Liquide S.A. (EPA:AI)

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How L'Air Liquide makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

ENXTPA:AI Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2427,0063,0375,1870
31 Mar 2427,3073,0585,1610
31 Dec 2327,6083,0785,1350
30 Sep 2328,6583,1275,1370
30 Jun 2329,7083,1765,1380
31 Mar 2329,8212,9675,0560
31 Dec 2229,9342,7594,9730
30 Sep 2228,3152,6984,7960
30 Jun 2226,6962,6384,6200
31 Mar 2225,0152,6054,4950
31 Dec 2123,3352,5724,3690
30 Sep 2122,1962,5844,2830
30 Jun 2121,0582,5964,1970
31 Mar 2120,7722,5164,2240
31 Dec 2020,4852,4354,2510
30 Sep 2020,8632,3484,3410
30 Jun 2021,2412,2614,4310
31 Mar 2021,5802,2514,4320
31 Dec 1921,9202,2424,4320
30 Sep 1921,8602,1874,3690
30 Jun 1921,8012,1324,3070
31 Mar 1921,4062,1234,2360
31 Dec 1821,0112,1134,1650
30 Sep 1820,6152,2164,1350
30 Jun 1820,2192,3194,1050
31 Mar 1820,2842,2784,1330
31 Dec 1720,3492,2374,1620
30 Sep 1720,3802,1104,1790
30 Jun 1720,4101,9834,1970
31 Mar 1719,2721,9083,9410
31 Dec 1618,1351,8333,6850
30 Jun 1615,7211,7013,0190
31 Mar 1615,7701,7212,9860
31 Dec 1515,8191,7422,9530
30 Sep 1516,3011,7582,9570
30 Jun 1516,1071,7592,8180
31 Mar 1515,8471,7122,7420
31 Dec 1415,5871,6652,6670
30 Sep 1415,4901,6542,7370
30 Jun 1415,3931,6432,8070
31 Mar 1415,4041,6422,8090
31 Dec 1315,4151,6402,8110

Quality Earnings: AI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AI's current net profit margins (11.2%) are higher than last year (10.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AI's earnings have grown by 7.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: AI had negative earnings growth (-4.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (-8.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: AI's Return on Equity (12.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 14:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

L'Air Liquide S.A. is covered by 56 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Fabrice FarigouleAlphaValue
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research