Brenntag's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.2%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings declining at 1.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.06% per year. Brenntag's return on equity is 8.3%, and it has net margins of 2.4%.
Key information
-11.22%
Earnings growth rate
-9.66%
EPS growth rate
Trade Distributors Industry Growth
18.43%
Revenue growth rate
-0.06%
Return on equity
8.31%
Net Margin
2.41%
Next Earnings Update
11 Nov 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Brenntag makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1BRE Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
15,156
365
1,625
0
31 Mar 26
14,762
228
1,568
0
31 Dec 25
15,172
265
1,562
0
30 Sep 25
15,649
418
1,563
0
30 Jun 25
16,000
423
1,586
0
31 Mar 25
16,307
530
1,572
0
31 Dec 24
16,237
536
1,550
0
30 Sep 24
16,191
545
1,519
0
30 Jun 24
16,210
603
1,490
0
31 Mar 24
16,291
640
1,484
0
31 Dec 23
16,815
715
1,477
0
30 Sep 23
17,607
682
1,476
0
30 Jun 23
18,619
753
1,487
0
31 Mar 23
19,423
853
1,479
0
31 Dec 22
19,429
887
1,458
0
30 Sep 22
18,737
843
1,410
0
30 Jun 22
17,374
754
1,358
0
31 Mar 22
15,783
600
1,314
0
31 Dec 21
14,383
448
1,267
0
30 Sep 21
13,221
501
1,199
0
30 Jun 21
12,364
461
1,169
0
31 Mar 21
11,716
450
1,153
0
31 Dec 20
11,795
467
1,167
0
30 Sep 20
12,045
465
1,360
0
30 Jun 20
12,419
475
1,596
0
31 Mar 20
12,851
476
1,834
0
31 Dec 19
12,822
467
2,057
0
30 Sep 19
12,829
483
2,037
0
30 Jun 19
12,796
467
2,011
0
31 Mar 19
12,757
460
1,971
0
31 Dec 18
12,550
461
1,926
0
30 Sep 18
12,288
394
1,895
0
30 Jun 18
11,959
383
1,869
0
31 Mar 18
11,745
372
1,861
0
31 Dec 17
11,743
361
1,873
0
30 Sep 17
11,502
401
1,839
0
30 Jun 17
11,229
394
1,818
0
31 Mar 17
10,892
389
1,780
0
31 Dec 16
10,498
360
1,743
0
30 Sep 16
10,337
334
1,711
0
30 Jun 16
10,325
335
1,686
0
31 Mar 16
10,352
340
1,664
0
31 Dec 15
10,346
365
1,628
0
30 Sep 15
10,384
393
1,601
0
Quality Earnings: 1BRE has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1BRE's current net profit margins (2.4%) are lower than last year (2.6%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1BRE's earnings have declined by 11.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1BRE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 1BRE had negative earnings growth (-13.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (9.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1BRE's Return on Equity (8.3%) 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
2026/08/19 07:42
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/19 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Brenntag SE is covered by 29 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.