Tesco PLC

LSE:TSCO Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£25.1b

Tesco Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Tesco has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14.9%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 16.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. Tesco's return on equity is 16.4%, and it has net margins of 2.7%.

Key information

14.9%

Earnings growth rate

17.2%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth18.8%
Revenue growth rate3.8%
Return on equity16.4%
Net Margin2.7%
Last Earnings Update24 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Is Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Trading At A 41% Discount?

Dec 16
Is Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Trading At A 41% Discount?

Is Tesco (LON:TSCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 24
Is Tesco (LON:TSCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Tesco (LON:TSCO) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0425

Oct 06
Tesco (LON:TSCO) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0425

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Tunnel

Sep 23
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Tunnel

Is Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Trading At A 31% Discount?

Jul 23
Is Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Trading At A 31% Discount?

There's No Escaping Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Muted Earnings

Jun 17
There's No Escaping Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Muted Earnings

Is Tesco (LON:TSCO) A Risky Investment?

May 30
Is Tesco (LON:TSCO) A Risky Investment?

Tesco's (LON:TSCO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0825

Apr 25
Tesco's (LON:TSCO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0825

The Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Apr 12
The Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 01
Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Shares

Feb 12
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Tesco PLC's (LON:TSCO) Shares

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:TSCO Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
24 Aug 2469,1591,8971,9450
24 May 2468,6731,8291,9030
24 Feb 2468,1871,7601,8600
26 Aug 2366,6041,2972,0300
26 May 2365,9639781,8430
25 Feb 2365,3226591,6550
25 Nov 2264,3857991,4790
27 Aug 2263,4479381,3030
27 May 2262,3961,2301,3540
26 Feb 2261,3441,5211,4040
26 Nov 2160,4651,2441,5530
28 Aug 2159,5859661,7020
28 May 2158,7367471,5660
27 Feb 2157,8875281,4300
27 Nov 2058,0927751,0680
29 Aug 2058,2978331,0660
29 May 2058,1947851,1390
29 Feb 2058,0917361,2120
30 Nov 1959,3909831,2550
24 Aug 1960,6891,2291,2970
24 May 1962,3001,2511,3650
23 Feb 1963,9111,2721,4330
23 Nov 1862,4001,0921,3860
25 Aug 1860,8889111,3380
25 May 1859,1919521,2120
24 Feb 1857,4939921,0850
24 Nov 1757,2067221,0720
26 Aug 1756,9184511,0580
26 May 1756,4182621,1240
25 Feb 1755,917721,1900
25 Nov 1655,1111641,2430
27 Aug 1654,3052551,2950
27 May 1654,1192601,3310
27 Feb 1653,9332651,3670
27 Nov 1554,979-2,6491,6850
29 Aug 1556,025-5,5642,0030
29 May 1556,475-5,6011,9760
28 Feb 1556,925-5,6391,9490
30 Nov 1458,217-2,4421,4750
23 Aug 1459,5097541,0010
23 May 1461,5331,3351,0970
22 Feb 1463,5571,9161,1930

Quality Earnings: TSCO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: TSCO's current net profit margins (2.7%) are higher than last year (1.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TSCO's earnings have grown by 14.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: TSCO's earnings growth over the past year (47%) exceeds its 5-year average (14.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: TSCO earnings growth over the past year (47%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry 24.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: TSCO's Return on Equity (16.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

Discover strong past performing companies

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/17 09:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/08/24
Annual Earnings2024/02/24

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Tesco PLC is covered by 53 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Philip DorganAltium Capital Limited
Jean-Marie L’HomeAurel BGC