Volkswagen Past Earnings Performance

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Volkswagen has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.3%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 20% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.7% per year. Volkswagen's return on equity is 7.3%, and it has net margins of 3.8%.

Key information

7.3%

Earnings growth rate

7.3%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth12.9%
Revenue growth rate7.7%
Return on equity7.3%
Net Margin3.8%
Next Earnings Update11 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Volkswagen makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BMV:VOW3 N Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24324,46112,25531,2280
30 Jun 24324,82714,93231,2050
31 Mar 24321,54715,07030,7090
31 Dec 23322,28416,01330,3150
30 Sep 23311,26713,95827,1410
30 Jun 23303,09612,02729,4910
31 Mar 23292,53712,51627,9010
31 Dec 22279,05014,88127,8670
30 Sep 22266,48616,24930,0970
30 Jun 22252,74217,05226,5810
31 Mar 22250,53518,17327,0120
31 Dec 21250,20014,84325,9980
30 Sep 21253,99717,81725,4300
30 Jun 21256,42217,63924,9540
31 Mar 21230,20611,17324,4510
31 Dec 20222,8848,33424,4140
30 Sep 20221,5014,06425,3070
30 Jun 20223,5665,27025,9830
31 Mar 20247,67410,83926,9020
31 Dec 19252,63213,34627,2340
30 Sep 19247,88913,37327,3280
30 Jun 19241,66912,25226,7920
31 Mar 19237,63311,51827,0110
31 Dec 18235,84911,82726,7670
30 Sep 18234,06212,95326,4830
30 Jun 18233,57811,27526,6020
31 Mar 18231,58111,08426,1540
31 Dec 17229,55011,17926,5460
30 Sep 17227,4006,75027,4970
30 Jun 17224,6818,03727,6270
31 Mar 17222,5006,15428,2640
31 Dec 16217,2675,14427,9130
30 Sep 16212,96132928,5720
30 Jun 16212,451-3,67929,0070
31 Mar 16211,521-2,16328,6850
31 Dec 15213,292-1,58228,6160
30 Sep 15215,0036,16526,8530
30 Jun 15212,42610,82425,7650
31 Mar 15207,36211,33925,7290
31 Dec 14202,45810,84725,4140
30 Sep 14199,05210,86125,5010
30 Jun 14197,1289,78925,5560
31 Mar 14198,2739,43525,1730
31 Dec 13197,0079,06625,0380

Quality Earnings: VOW3 N has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: VOW3 N's current net profit margins (3.8%) are lower than last year (4.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VOW3 N's earnings have grown by 7.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: VOW3 N's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: VOW3 N had negative earnings growth (-12.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Auto industry average (1.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: VOW3 N's Return on Equity (7.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 06:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Volkswagen AG is covered by 66 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hans-Peter WodniokAlphaValue
Klaus BreitenbachBaader Helvea Equity Research
Óscar Rodriguez RoucoBanco de Sabadell. S.A.