Spotify Technology Past Earnings Performance
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Spotify Technology has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 30.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.9% per year. Spotify Technology's return on equity is 15.1%, and it has net margins of 4.6%.
Key information
3.0%
Earnings growth rate
3.0%
EPS growth rate
| Entertainment Industry Growth | 18.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 16.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.1% |
| Net Margin | 4.6% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Spotify Technology makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 15,102 | 701 | 1,826 | 1,384 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 14,471 | 466 | 1,866 | 1,411 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 13,841 | -110 | 1,959 | 1,485 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 13,247 | -532 | 1,999 | 1,531 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 12,742 | -732 | 2,148 | 1,672 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 12,421 | -963 | 2,256 | 1,689 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 12,108 | -786 | 2,258 | 1,572 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 11,727 | -430 | 2,198 | 1,387 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 11,250 | -199 | 2,049 | 1,225 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 10,715 | -31 | 1,842 | 1,047 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 10,182 | 74 | 1,675 | 966 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 9,668 | -34 | 1,585 | 912 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 9,147 | -120 | 1,518 | 891 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 8,621 | -223 | 1,483 | 859 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 8,179 | -559 | 1,462 | 871 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 7,880 | -581 | 1,471 | 837 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 7,567 | -665 | 1,412 | 778 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 7,323 | -323 | 1,312 | 738 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 7,101 | -43 | 1,224 | 622 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 6,764 | -186 | 1,166 | 615 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 6,404 | 465 | 1,006 | 542 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 6,025 | 267 | 969 | 541 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 5,631 | -51 | 959 | 533 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 5,259 | -78 | 903 | 493 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 4,913 | -1,116 | 944 | 516 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 4,593 | -1,437 | 936 | 479 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 4,327 | -1,231 | 876 | 431 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 4,090 | -1,235 | 831 | 396 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 2,952 | -539 | 543 | 207 |
| 01 Jan 16 | 1,940 | -230 | 325 | 136 |
Quality Earnings: 0SPT has a large one-off loss of €318.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: 0SPT became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 0SPT has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: 0SPT has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 0SPT has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Entertainment industry (-24.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 0SPT's Return on Equity (15.1%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/17 04:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Spotify Technology S.A. is covered by 66 analysts. 34 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 |
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| William Noel Milner | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Samuel Lourensz | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Richard Kramer | Arete Research Services LLP |