Wolters Kluwer Past Earnings Performance

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Wolters Kluwer has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.5%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 8.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.6% per year. Wolters Kluwer's return on equity is 67.4%, and it has net margins of 18%.

Key information

11.5%

Earnings growth rate

13.9%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth12.8%
Revenue growth rate5.6%
Return on equity67.4%
Net Margin18.0%
Next Earnings Update26 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Wolters Kluwer makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0NMU Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 245,7501,0372,7700
31 Mar 245,6671,0222,7260
31 Dec 235,5841,0072,6810
30 Sep 235,5811,0292,6850
30 Jun 235,5781,0512,6880
31 Mar 235,5161,0392,6400
31 Dec 225,4531,0272,5920
30 Sep 225,2729252,5260
30 Jun 225,0918232,4590
31 Mar 224,9317762,3920
31 Dec 214,7717282,3240
30 Sep 214,6807182,2770
30 Jun 214,5897072,2300
31 Mar 214,5967142,2480
31 Dec 204,6037212,2660
30 Sep 204,6537312,2720
30 Jun 204,7027402,2780
31 Mar 204,6577052,2740
31 Dec 194,6126692,2700
30 Sep 194,5286352,2320
30 Jun 194,4436002,1930
31 Mar 194,3516282,1590
31 Dec 184,2596562,1240
30 Sep 184,2396902,1400
30 Jun 184,2187232,1560
31 Mar 184,2936802,2090
31 Dec 174,3686362,2610
30 Sep 174,3915992,2690
30 Jun 174,4145622,2770
31 Mar 174,3505262,2430
31 Dec 164,2864892,2080
30 Sep 164,2614742,2020
30 Jun 164,2354592,1950
31 Mar 164,2224412,1990
31 Dec 154,2084232,2020
30 Sep 154,0844292,1180
30 Jun 153,9594352,0340
31 Mar 153,8104541,9570
31 Dec 143,6604731,8800
30 Jun 143,5393871,8370
31 Mar 143,5523701,8380
31 Dec 133,5653521,8390

Quality Earnings: 0NMU has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0NMU's current net profit margins (18%) are lower than last year (18.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0NMU's earnings have grown by 11.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0NMU's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0NMU had negative earnings growth (-1.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Professional Services industry average (4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 0NMU's Return on Equity (67.43%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 16:25
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Wolters Kluwer N.V. is covered by 45 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Lionel PellicerAlphaValue
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays