Express Catering has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 42.3%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 28.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 23% per year. Express Catering's return on equity is 18.3%, and it has net margins of 10.5%.
Key information
42.32%
Earnings growth rate
42.33%
EPS growth rate
Hospitality Industry Growth
8.39%
Revenue growth rate
23.00%
Return on equity
18.32%
Net Margin
10.54%
Last Earnings Update
28 Feb 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Express Catering makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
JMSE:ECL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
28 Feb 26
21
2
7
0
30 Nov 25
24
3
8
0
31 Aug 25
26
4
8
0
31 May 25
26
4
8
0
28 Feb 25
26
3
8
0
30 Nov 24
25
2
8
0
31 Aug 24
26
2
9
0
31 May 24
26
1
9
0
29 Feb 24
25
3
8
0
30 Nov 23
24
3
7
0
31 Aug 23
23
3
7
0
31 May 23
21
3
6
0
28 Feb 23
20
3
5
0
30 Nov 22
17
2
5
0
31 Aug 22
16
1
4
0
31 May 22
14
1
4
0
28 Feb 22
12
1
4
0
30 Nov 21
9
0
3
0
31 Aug 21
8
0
3
0
31 May 21
4
-2
2
0
28 Feb 21
3
-4
0
0
30 Nov 20
7
-2
2
0
31 Aug 20
10
-1
3
0
31 May 20
14
2
4
0
29 Feb 20
18
4
8
0
30 Nov 19
18
4
8
0
31 Aug 19
18
4
8
0
31 May 19
17
4
8
0
28 Feb 19
17
3
7
0
30 Nov 18
16
3
7
0
31 Aug 18
16
4
7
0
31 May 18
16
3
7
0
28 Feb 18
15
3
7
0
30 Nov 17
15
2
7
0
31 Aug 17
15
2
8
0
31 May 17
14
1
8
0
Quality Earnings: ECL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ECL's current net profit margins (10.5%) are higher than last year (9.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ECL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 42.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: ECL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: ECL had negative earnings growth (-14.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (-20.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ECL's Return on Equity (18.3%) 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
2026/07/08 17:26
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/07 00:00
Earnings
2026/02/28
Annual Earnings
2025/05/31
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Express Catering Limited is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.