Clarkson has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 28.8%, while the Shipping industry saw earnings growing at 14.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.1% per year. Clarkson's return on equity is 12.6%, and it has net margins of 10.4%.
Key information
28.78%
Earnings growth rate
28.66%
EPS growth rate
Shipping Industry Growth
41.61%
Revenue growth rate
11.15%
Return on equity
12.62%
Net Margin
10.41%
Next Earnings Update
03 Aug 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Clarkson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BATS-CHIXE:CKNl Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
631
66
513
0
30 Sep 25
640
70
519
0
30 Jun 25
649
75
524
0
31 Mar 25
655
80
525
0
31 Dec 24
661
85
525
0
30 Sep 24
645
84
513
0
30 Jun 24
628
82
500
0
31 Mar 24
634
83
504
0
31 Dec 23
639
84
508
0
30 Sep 23
649
85
516
0
30 Jun 23
658
85
524
0
31 Mar 23
631
80
502
0
31 Dec 22
604
76
481
0
30 Sep 22
562
68
448
0
30 Jun 22
520
61
415
0
31 Mar 22
482
55
385
0
31 Dec 21
443
50
356
0
30 Sep 21
406
13
328
0
30 Jun 21
368
-25
301
0
31 Mar 21
363
-27
300
0
31 Dec 20
358
-29
298
0
30 Sep 20
367
-20
304
0
30 Jun 20
376
-11
310
0
31 Mar 20
369
-12
304
0
31 Dec 19
363
-13
299
0
30 Sep 19
358
9
296
0
30 Jun 19
353
31
292
0
31 Mar 19
345
30
287
0
31 Dec 18
338
30
281
0
30 Sep 18
329
29
274
0
30 Jun 18
320
29
267
0
31 Mar 18
322
30
268
0
31 Dec 17
324
31
268
0
30 Sep 17
320
35
267
0
30 Jun 17
316
38
265
0
31 Mar 17
311
37
262
0
31 Dec 16
306
36
260
0
30 Sep 16
305
32
258
0
30 Jun 16
304
28
256
0
31 Mar 16
303
24
254
0
31 Dec 15
302
20
252
0
30 Sep 15
287
16
237
0
Quality Earnings: CKNl has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CKNl's current net profit margins (10.4%) are lower than last year (12.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CKNl has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 28.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: CKNl's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CKNl had negative earnings growth (-22.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Shipping industry average (-23.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CKNl's Return on Equity (12.6%) 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)
Company Analysis
2026/07/21 23:58
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/21 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Clarkson PLC is covered by 13 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.