VMware Past Earnings Performance

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VMware's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16.8%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 19.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.5% per year. VMware's return on equity is 56%, and it has net margins of 10.5%.

Key information

-16.8%

Earnings growth rate

-17.2%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth19.9%
Revenue growth rate8.5%
Return on equity56.0%
Net Margin10.5%
Last Earnings Update04 Aug 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0LQO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
04 Aug 2313,6111,4265,4643,422
05 May 2313,5391,2965,4893,390
03 Feb 2313,3501,3145,4343,317
28 Oct 2213,1661,4065,3743,215
29 Jul 2213,1431,5735,3233,151
29 Apr 2212,9451,6375,2443,123
28 Jan 2212,8511,8205,1353,057
29 Oct 2112,6142,0254,9443,009
30 Jul 2112,2902,0614,8512,955
30 Apr 2112,0272,0974,7472,859
29 Jan 2111,7672,0584,7152,816
30 Oct 2011,5461,5894,8582,734
31 Jul 2011,3381,5624,8822,662
01 May 2011,0956,4184,8192,597
31 Jan 2010,8116,4124,7332,522
01 Nov 1910,9685,8204,8122,586
02 Aug 1910,5125,7474,5102,443
03 May 1910,0551,0884,2782,310
01 Feb 199,6131,6504,0762,173
02 Nov 188,6091,5343,4951,890
03 Aug 188,3471,5953,4081,840
04 May 188,1051,3563,3051,787
02 Feb 188,3364373,4451,917
03 Feb 176,144-603,7321,800
31 Dec 167,0731,2232,9961,503
30 Sep 166,9281,1192,8881,451
30 Jun 166,8211,0552,9031,393
31 Mar 166,7259622,9401,351
31 Dec 156,6479973,0331,300
30 Sep 156,4819492,8711,261
30 Jun 156,3268882,8741,256
31 Mar 156,1868832,7601,251
31 Dec 146,0358862,6951,239
30 Sep 145,8168952,6761,221
30 Jun 145,5899622,4691,160
31 Mar 145,3761,0402,3251,104
31 Dec 135,2071,0142,2341,082
30 Sep 135,0178852,1871,065
30 Jun 134,8627812,1381,060
31 Mar 134,7417282,0831,048
31 Dec 124,6057462,013999

Quality Earnings: 0LQO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0LQO's current net profit margins (10.5%) are lower than last year (11.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0LQO's earnings have declined by 16.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: 0LQO had negative earnings growth (-8.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (21.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 0LQO's Return on Equity (55.99%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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