Cummins Past Earnings Performance

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Cummins's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.7%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.5% per year. Cummins's return on equity is 19.7%, and it has net margins of 6.1%.

Key information

-0.7%

Earnings growth rate

1.5%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.8%
Revenue growth rate11.5%
Return on equity19.7%
Net Margin6.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

There May Be Reason For Hope In Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) Disappointing Earnings

Feb 13
There May Be Reason For Hope In Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) Disappointing Earnings

Recent updates

Cummins: Paying Up For Improving Fundamentals (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 11

Is Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Nov 28
Is Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Results: Cummins Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Nov 08
Results: Cummins Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)?

Oct 03
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)?

Cummins: Solid Fundamentals And Undervalued

Sep 30

Investors Appear Satisfied With Cummins Inc.'s (NYSE:CMI) Prospects

Sep 18
Investors Appear Satisfied With Cummins Inc.'s (NYSE:CMI) Prospects

Cummins: A Blue-Chip Dividend Stock To Buy Now

Sep 12

Does Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 19
Does Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Cummins: Dividend Strength In A Challenging Economy

Aug 14

Cummins Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Aug 03
Cummins Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 22
Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

When Should You Buy Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)?

Jun 28
When Should You Buy Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)?

Calculating The Fair Value Of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)

Jun 13
Calculating The Fair Value Of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)

10-12% Annual Returns? Why Cummins Could Be Your Next Dividend Champion

Jun 10

Cummins: It's Too Late To Buy This Dividend Growth Stock

Apr 12

Cummins: An Industrial Force Worth Considering

Mar 18

Here's Why Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Feb 27
Here's Why Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

There May Be Reason For Hope In Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) Disappointing Earnings

Feb 13
There May Be Reason For Hope In Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) Disappointing Earnings

The Power Play: Cummins' Path To More Than 10% Annual Returns

Feb 08

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Feb 03
Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Cummins (NYSE:CMI)

Jan 22
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Cummins (NYSE:CMI)

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Passed With Ease

Dec 26
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Passed With Ease

Cummins: A Dividend Contender That Hasn't Been This Cheap In 3 Years

Dec 20

Cummins: The A-Rated Dividend Stock Keeps Shining

Nov 15

Cummins: Dividend Raised 18 Years/2.95% Yield - High Quality Industrial

Oct 10

Cummins: A Dividend Growth Stock That Can Keep Your Portfolio Trucking Along

Sep 28

Cummins: 5 Factors Make This A Strong Buy

Sep 06

Cummins: Navigating Challenges With Resilience And Record Revenues

Aug 14

Cummins: Forget The AI-Rally, Buy The Heat Rally

Jul 20

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CMI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2434,1982,0973,2371,497
30 Jun 2434,1731,9443,2591,514
31 Mar 2434,0151,9383,2951,519
31 Dec 2334,0657353,2081,500
30 Sep 2333,2922,7973,0371,443
30 Jun 2332,1942,5412,9091,415
31 Mar 2330,1422,5232,6571,330
31 Dec 2228,0742,1512,5171,278
30 Sep 2226,1541,9142,4481,233
30 Jun 2224,7892,0482,2271,151
31 Mar 2224,3141,9462,3101,128
31 Dec 2124,0212,1312,3741,090
03 Oct 2124,0012,2382,2321,057
04 Jul 2123,1512,2052,2351,015
04 Apr 2120,8921,8812,080928
31 Dec 2019,8111,7892,125906
27 Sep 2019,5591,5882,116922
28 Jun 2020,2091,7092,173940
29 Mar 2022,5782,1082,3381,002
31 Dec 1923,5712,2602,4541,001
29 Sep 1924,1192,5392,396974
30 Jun 1924,2942,6092,415961
31 Mar 1924,2052,4792,390929
31 Dec 1823,7712,1412,437902
30 Sep 1823,1211,2882,383866
01 Jul 1822,4631,0492,480850
01 Apr 1821,4099282,413806
31 Dec 1720,4289992,429754
01 Oct 1719,4551,6512,283704
02 Jul 1718,3571,4872,170648
02 Apr 1717,8071,4692,103628
31 Dec 1617,5091,3942,051637
02 Oct 1617,7721,1772,035655
03 Jul 1618,2051,2682,052695
03 Apr 1618,6921,3332,065706
31 Dec 1519,1101,3992,092735
27 Sep 1519,4341,6822,146741
28 Jun 1519,7041,7252,145742
29 Mar 1519,5241,7002,121755
31 Dec 1419,2211,6512,095754
28 Sep 1418,7191,6392,000748
29 Jun 1418,0951,5711,887723
30 Mar 1417,7851,5391,858721
31 Dec 1317,3011,4831,817713

Quality Earnings: CMI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CMI's current net profit margins (6.1%) are lower than last year (8.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CMI's earnings have declined by 0.7% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: CMI had negative earnings growth (-25%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Machinery industry average (14.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CMI's Return on Equity (19.7%) 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 01:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Cummins Inc. is covered by 60 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Rorrie MarsAtlantic Equities LLP
Kristine KubackiAvondale Partners