Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

NasdaqGS:WBA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.3b

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Walgreens Boots Alliance is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 81.7% and 1.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 97.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 21% in 3 years.

Key information

81.7%

Earnings growth rate

97.88%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing earnings growth8.7%
Revenue growth rate1.2%
Future return on equity20.98%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated12 Aug 2025

Recent future growth updates

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Just Reported Yearly Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Oct 17
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Just Reported Yearly Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Recent updates

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Merger Arbitrage Opportunity

Jul 29

Walgreens: Acquisition Is The Best-Case Scenario For The Company

Apr 15

What To Do After Sycamore Partners Agrees To Buy Walgreens

Mar 07

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Feb 13
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Larger Structural Problems Remain

Feb 11

Walgreens: Don't Expect The Dividend To Come Back Anytime Soon

Feb 03

Walgreens Could Have Reached Its Bottom, But Caution Is Still Advised

Jan 08

Walgreens' Rally Sputters Amid Takeover Chatter (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 20

How Investors Should Assess The Potential Walgreens Buyout

Dec 11

Walgreens: 11.9% Dividend Yield Still On Unsteady Legs

Nov 18

Walgreens Q4: 2 Signs Of A Dividend Trap

Oct 29

Walgreens: Undervalued Pharma Giant Poised For A Turnaround Amid Cost-Cutting And Activist Investor Potential

Oct 23

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Just Reported Yearly Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Oct 17
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Just Reported Yearly Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Walgreens: A Turnaround Stock To Avoid

Oct 15

Walgreens Stock: Cheap At 3x FWD P/E, But Still Not Worth Buying

Sep 29

Walgreens: Short Interest Surge Indicates It's Time To Cut Your Losses

Sep 06

Is Walgreens Ready To Rebound?

Aug 23

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Likely A Value Trap, But Could Be A Speculative Long-Term Play

Aug 13

Walgreens: A Painful Turnaround Lesson

Aug 02

Walgreens: Here's What Comes Next

Jul 09

Walgreens: Yielding Over 8% Following The Earnings Drop

Jul 02

Walgreens: Beware The Value Trap Ahead Of Earnings

Jun 24

Walgreens: Another Dividend Cut Could Be Coming Soon (Rating Downgrade)

May 30

5 Reasons Walgreens Fell By 6.4% To Nearly 25-Year Lows

May 22

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:WBA - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
8/31/2027160,807671N/AN/A5
8/31/2026155,032-6078751,90611
8/31/2025153,550-3,381-71527911
5/31/2025154,581-6,2985801,577N/A
2/28/2025151,946-5,7795711,597N/A
11/30/2024150,410-8,834N/A1,159N/A
8/31/2024147,658-8,636-3631,018N/A
5/31/2024145,533-5,811-894725N/A
2/29/2024144,597-6,037-1,766101N/A
11/30/2023142,406574-5291,484N/A
8/31/2023139,081-3,0801412,258N/A
5/31/2023136,108-3,315-8211,305N/A
2/28/2023133,291-3,1449822,954N/A
11/30/2022132,184-2,9641,4033,293N/A
8/31/2022132,7034,3372,1653,899N/A
5/31/2022134,5165,1113,4395,058N/A
2/28/2022135,9485,9263,6265,183N/A
11/30/2021134,9725,9654,0575,459N/A
8/31/2021132,5091,9944,1765,555N/A
5/31/2021128,6171,9724,9836,396N/A
2/28/2021124,952-9264,1955,556N/A
11/30/2020123,509-9814,2005,618N/A
8/31/2020121,9821794,1105,484N/A
5/31/2020125,5665194,3595,777N/A
2/29/2020129,7923,3395,2696,883N/A
11/30/2019132,9843,6284,5766,195N/A
8/31/2019120,0743,8163,8925,594N/A
5/31/2019136,3544,8174,4026,032N/A
2/28/2019136,0975,133N/A6,250N/A
11/30/2018134,5905,326N/A7,720N/A
8/31/2018131,5375,024N/A8,263N/A
5/31/2018128,2444,314N/A7,460N/A
2/28/2018124,0284,134N/A7,077N/A
11/30/2017120,4533,845N/A7,729N/A
8/31/2017118,2144,078N/A7,255N/A
5/31/2017116,7014,306N/A7,895N/A
2/28/2017116,0814,247N/A8,144N/A
11/30/2016116,8194,117N/A7,640N/A
8/31/2016117,3514,173N/A7,847N/A
5/31/2016117,2373,169N/A6,694N/A
2/29/2016116,5343,368N/A6,412N/A
11/30/2015112,9234,480N/A5,365N/A
8/31/2015103,4444,220N/A5,664N/A
5/31/201593,9793,973N/A5,543N/A
2/28/201584,5853,385N/A4,993N/A
11/30/201477,6172,059N/A4,791N/A
8/31/201476,3921,932N/A3,893N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: WBA is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (3.1%).

Earnings vs Market: WBA is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.

High Growth Earnings: WBA is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: WBA's revenue (1.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.3% per year).

High Growth Revenue: WBA's revenue (1.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: WBA's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (21%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/27 23:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/27 00:00
Earnings2025/05/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher GrajaArgus Research Company
Samuel HudsonAtlantic Equities LLP
Eric ColdwellBaird