Knorr-Bremse's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3.4%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.7% per year. Knorr-Bremse's return on equity is 17.5%, and it has net margins of 7%.
Key information
-3.38%
Earnings growth rate
-3.40%
EPS growth rate
Machinery Industry Growth
19.41%
Revenue growth rate
4.69%
Return on equity
17.46%
Net Margin
7.00%
Next Earnings Update
30 Jul 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Knorr-Bremse makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1KBX Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
7,888
552
2,083
0
31 Dec 25
7,906
534
2,104
0
30 Sep 25
7,919
435
2,123
0
30 Jun 25
7,953
422
2,116
0
31 Mar 25
7,970
426
2,089
0
31 Dec 24
7,996
445
2,055
0
30 Sep 24
8,086
600
2,030
0
30 Jun 24
8,113
600
2,021
0
31 Mar 24
8,110
578
1,997
0
31 Dec 23
8,039
553
1,970
0
30 Sep 23
7,914
496
1,955
0
30 Jun 23
7,771
511
1,899
0
31 Mar 23
7,495
495
1,857
0
31 Dec 22
7,255
489
1,817
0
30 Sep 22
6,996
516
1,757
0
30 Jun 22
6,785
517
1,714
0
31 Mar 22
6,772
576
1,688
0
31 Dec 21
6,789
621
1,648
0
30 Sep 21
6,655
606
1,624
0
30 Jun 21
6,598
592
1,603
0
31 Mar 21
6,297
530
1,555
0
31 Dec 20
6,233
495
1,541
0
30 Sep 20
6,290
524
1,528
0
30 Jun 20
6,470
482
1,555
0
31 Mar 20
6,886
540
1,603
0
31 Dec 19
7,010
588
1,593
0
30 Sep 19
6,995
561
1,640
0
30 Jun 19
6,954
653
1,586
0
31 Mar 19
6,811
628
1,575
0
31 Dec 18
6,664
593
1,551
0
30 Sep 18
6,634
650
1,577
0
30 Jun 18
6,537
583
1,558
0
31 Mar 18
6,313
564
1,518
0
31 Dec 17
6,185
536
1,524
0
31 Dec 16
5,495
485
1,197
0
31 Dec 15
5,831
568
1,213
0
Quality Earnings: 1KBX has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1KBX's current net profit margins (7%) are higher than last year (5.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1KBX's earnings have declined by 3.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1KBX's earnings growth over the past year (29.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (-3.4% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1KBX earnings growth over the past year (29.6%) exceeded the Machinery industry 4.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1KBX's Return on Equity (17.5%) 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
2026/07/27 00:35
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/27 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
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