Frontier Developments plc

AIM:FDEV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£167.3m

Frontier Developments Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Frontier Developments's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -33.2%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 31.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.2% per year. Frontier Developments's return on equity is 17.2%, and it has net margins of 18.1%.

Key information

-33.16%

Earnings growth rate

-33.17%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth18.25%
Revenue growth rate1.18%
Return on equity17.22%
Net Margin18.09%
Last Earnings Update31 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand Frontier Developments' (LON:FDEV) True Position

Oct 01
Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand Frontier Developments' (LON:FDEV) True Position

Recent updates

There's Reason For Concern Over Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Massive 28% Price Jump

Oct 03
There's Reason For Concern Over Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Massive 28% Price Jump

Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand Frontier Developments' (LON:FDEV) True Position

Oct 01
Statutory Earnings May Not Be The Best Way To Understand Frontier Developments' (LON:FDEV) True Position

What Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Jul 16
What Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Stock Rockets 30% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

May 29
Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Stock Rockets 30% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) With Shares Advancing 29%

Nov 07
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) With Shares Advancing 29%

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 57% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Apr 26
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 57% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 29% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues

Feb 28
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) 29% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues

Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Outlook

Dec 01
Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Outlook

Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Jul 01
Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

Feb 15
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Jan 11
Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Is Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Oct 12
Is Frontier Developments plc (LON:FDEV) Trading At A 33% Discount?

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Jul 03
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Capital Allocation Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Aren't Ideal

Jun 14
Capital Allocation Trends At Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Aren't Ideal

Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 75% Above Its Share Price

Mar 08
Frontier Developments plc's (LON:FDEV) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 75% Above Its Share Price

Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Feb 21
Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Passed With Ease

Jan 05
I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) Passed With Ease

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

AIM:FDEV Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 May 2591162332
28 Feb 2590162234
30 Nov 2489162236
31 Aug 2489-32344
31 May 2489-212551
29 Feb 2492-412758
30 Nov 2395-612965
31 Aug 23100-412757
31 May 23105-212650
28 Feb 23113-12643
30 Nov 22122182636
31 Aug 22118142638
31 May 22114102639
28 Feb 22108122635
30 Nov 21103142531
31 Aug 2197182326
31 May 2191222122
28 Feb 2186202020
30 Nov 2081181918
31 Aug 2079171917
31 May 2076161916
29 Feb 2067111815
30 Nov 195761714
31 Aug 1973121814
31 May 1990182015
28 Feb 1985172014
30 Nov 1880162013
31 Aug 1857101711
31 May 18344139
28 Feb 18365128
30 Nov 17387128
31 Aug 17387128
31 May 17378128
28 Feb 17336118
30 Nov 16295108
31 Aug 1625397
31 May 1621187
29 Feb 1624388
30 Nov 15264810
31 Aug 15253811
31 May 15232712
28 Feb 1517069
30 Nov 1412-256

Quality Earnings: FDEV has a large one-off gain of £3.9M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st May, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: FDEV became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FDEV's earnings have declined by 33.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FDEV has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: FDEV has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Entertainment industry (22.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: FDEV's Return on Equity (17.2%) 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 Analysis2025/10/08 18:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/08 00:00
Earnings2025/05/31
Annual Earnings2025/05/31

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Analyst Sources

Frontier Developments plc is covered by 15 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander deGrooteArden Partners Plc.
William LarwoodBerenberg
Thomas SinglehurstCitigroup Inc