Leonardo DRS Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Leonardo DRS has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 18%, while the Aerospace & Defense industry saw earnings growing at 8.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.4% per year. Leonardo DRS's return on equity is 8%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

18.0%

Earnings growth rate

13.4%

EPS growth rate

Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth5.4%
Revenue growth rate1.4%
Return on equity8.0%
Net Margin6.2%
Next Earnings Update20 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Leonardo DRS: Expect Its Fast, Profitable Growth To Continue

Nov 07

Leonardo DRS: Fundamental Economics Fully Captured At Starting Multiples

Aug 06

Leonardo DRS Has Upside Potential

May 16

Leonardo DRS: Thesis Intact, Maintain Neutral

Mar 07

Leonardo DRS: Strong Business As Always, But High Valuation

Jan 26

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:DRS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 243,1791984040
30 Jun 243,0701884020
31 Mar 242,9451853850
31 Dec 232,8261683840
30 Sep 232,7201593820
30 Jun 232,6513913870
31 Mar 232,6503813810
31 Dec 222,6934053570
30 Sep 222,6933983290
30 Jun 222,7791543010
31 Mar 222,8101612900
31 Dec 212,8791542930
30 Sep 212,8851432970
30 Jun 212,8841232980
31 Mar 212,8761042990
31 Dec 202,778852830
31 Dec 192,714752800
31 Dec 182,333-102690

Quality Earnings: DRS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DRS's current net profit margins (6.2%) are higher than last year (5.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DRS's earnings have grown by 18% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DRS's earnings growth over the past year (24.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (18% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: DRS earnings growth over the past year (24.5%) exceeded the Aerospace & Defense industry 24.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: DRS's Return on Equity (8%) 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 Analysis2025/01/30 01:36
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Leonardo DRS, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter ArmentBaird
Ronald EpsteinBofA Global Research
Andre MadridBTIG