Block Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
Block's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.5%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 17.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 26.4% per year. Block's return on equity is 5.1%, and it has net margins of 4.4%.
Key information
-1.5%
Earnings growth rate
-9.0%
EPS growth rate
| Diversified Financial Industry Growth | 14.6% |
| Revenue growth rate | 26.4% |
| Return on equity | 5.1% |
| Net Margin | 4.4% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Block makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 23,862 | 1,053 | 3,930 | 2,830 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 23,503 | 681 | 3,903 | 2,833 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 22,883 | 383 | 4,016 | 2,814 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 21,916 | 10 | 4,030 | 2,721 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 20,793 | -206 | 3,973 | 2,640 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 19,692 | -132 | 3,910 | 2,474 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 18,561 | -238 | 3,778 | 2,304 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 17,532 | -541 | 3,729 | 2,136 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 16,959 | -504 | 3,471 | 1,922 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 16,288 | -489 | 3,266 | 1,735 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 16,565 | -77 | 2,934 | 1,532 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 17,661 | 166 | 2,600 | 1,384 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 16,742 | 537 | 2,304 | 1,247 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 15,931 | 574 | 2,130 | 1,114 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 13,174 | 358 | 1,910 | 1,001 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 9,498 | 213 | 1,689 | 882 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 7,652 | 310 | 1,504 | 804 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 5,885 | 303 | 1,267 | 746 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 5,135 | 308 | 1,150 | 711 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 4,714 | 375 | 1,062 | 674 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 4,333 | -44 | 972 | 639 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 3,948 | -53 | 909 | 606 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 3,589 | -53 | 833 | 547 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 3,298 | -38 | 750 | 497 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 2,982 | -26 | 679 | 448 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 2,685 | -62 | 608 | 395 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 2,421 | -72 | 550 | 358 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 2,214 | -63 | 504 | 322 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 2,050 | -62 | 463 | 294 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 1,904 | -79 | 431 | 282 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 1,791 | -90 | 400 | 273 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,709 | -172 | 378 | 269 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 1,631 | -237 | 359 | 263 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 1,524 | -259 | 337 | 247 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 1,396 | -261 | 309 | 225 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,267 | -212 | 289 | 200 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 1,144 | -169 | 261 | 180 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,039 | -152 | 234 | 165 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 936 | -158 | 221 | 153 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 850 | -154 | 206 | 145 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 552 | -104 | 133 | 83 |
Quality Earnings: SQ * has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: SQ * became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SQ * has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -1.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: SQ * has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SQ * has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Diversified Financial industry (1.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SQ *'s Return on Equity (5.1%) is considered low.