Atlas Copco has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.9%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 3.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.7% per year. Atlas Copco's return on equity is 25%, and it has net margins of 15.7%.
Key information
8.95%
Earnings growth rate
8.94%
EPS growth rate
Machinery Industry Growth
19.41%
Revenue growth rate
9.65%
Return on equity
25.00%
Net Margin
15.67%
Next Earnings Update
22 Oct 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Atlas Copco makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1ATCB Revenue, expenses and earnings (SEK Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
169,917
26,618
30,742
6,776
31 Mar 26
166,153
26,081
30,008
6,742
31 Dec 25
168,343
26,420
30,350
6,895
30 Sep 25
171,549
27,595
30,711
6,868
30 Jun 25
173,033
28,088
30,673
6,872
31 Mar 25
176,626
29,207
31,285
7,022
31 Dec 24
176,771
29,782
31,081
6,956
30 Sep 24
175,737
28,763
30,797
6,982
30 Jun 24
177,117
29,391
30,850
6,997
31 Mar 24
175,678
28,689
30,633
6,841
31 Dec 23
172,664
28,040
30,015
6,611
30 Sep 23
167,764
27,314
29,070
6,431
30 Jun 23
161,353
26,049
27,932
6,095
31 Mar 23
151,100
24,787
25,557
5,705
31 Dec 22
141,325
23,477
23,530
5,337
30 Sep 22
130,804
22,313
21,851
4,915
30 Jun 22
120,554
20,337
20,342
4,562
31 Mar 22
114,977
19,228
19,667
4,269
31 Dec 21
110,912
18,130
19,438
4,061
30 Sep 21
107,117
17,437
18,473
3,925
30 Jun 21
104,142
16,498
18,018
3,839
31 Mar 21
100,710
15,058
17,670
3,759
31 Dec 20
99,787
14,779
17,674
3,761
30 Sep 20
101,368
14,909
18,569
3,788
30 Jun 20
103,195
15,709
18,930
3,783
31 Mar 20
104,673
16,660
19,439
3,734
31 Dec 19
103,756
16,522
19,362
3,617
30 Sep 19
101,758
17,396
18,702
3,460
30 Jun 19
98,757
16,874
18,289
3,306
31 Mar 19
97,638
16,429
17,878
3,254
01 Jan 19
95,363
16,065
17,249
3,140
30 Sep 18
92,687
14,031
16,649
3,011
30 Jun 18
90,045
13,685
16,195
2,974
31 Mar 18
86,981
13,083
15,672
2,844
31 Dec 17
85,653
12,639
15,546
2,757
30 Sep 17
91,503
13,716
16,742
2,922
30 Jun 17
96,313
13,600
17,400
2,940
31 Mar 17
99,481
13,762
17,726
2,989
31 Dec 16
101,356
13,768
17,882
3,068
30 Sep 16
95,255
10,609
16,861
2,830
30 Jun 16
95,135
10,980
16,386
2,940
31 Mar 16
96,681
11,433
16,484
2,987
31 Dec 15
98,973
11,771
16,966
3,021
30 Sep 15
101,939
14,020
17,049
3,149
Quality Earnings: 1ATCB has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1ATCB's current net profit margins (15.7%) are lower than last year (16.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1ATCB's earnings have grown by 8.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1ATCB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 1ATCB had negative earnings growth (-5.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Machinery industry average (10.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1ATCB's Return on Equity (25%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/24 17:33
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/21 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Atlas Copco AB (publ) is covered by 48 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.