Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

NasdaqGS:WBA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.2b

Walgreens Boots Alliance Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Walgreens Boots Alliance's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -50.6%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 13.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.3% per year.

Key information

-50.6%

Earnings growth rate

-50.3%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth10.9%
Revenue growth rate3.3%
Return on equity-126.8%
Net Margin-5.8%
Last Earnings Update31 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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

Is Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) A Risky Investment?

Sep 09
Is Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) A Risky Investment?

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

Walgreens: Hold Tight, Let It Turn Around First

May 06

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

May 05
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

3 Reasons Walgreens Can See Upside (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 10

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA)

Apr 08
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA)

Walgreens: New Management Team And Cost-Plus Model Are Exactly What The Doctor Prescribed

Apr 04

Walgreens Earnings Preview: Revenue Estimates Holding Up; It's A Cost Structure Problem

Mar 27

Walgreens' Strategic Pivot

Mar 21

Walgreens Q2, Dow Exit, And Bet Against Wall Street

Mar 15

Walgreens: New CEO Looking To Right The Ship

Feb 13

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jan 19
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Income Opportunity After Dividend Cut

Jan 17

Walgreens Q1: Dividend Cut Now What? (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 10

After Leaping 26% Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Dec 24
After Leaping 26% Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Walgreens Boots Alliance's (NASDAQ:WBA) Dividend Will Be $0.48

Oct 31
Walgreens Boots Alliance's (NASDAQ:WBA) Dividend Will Be $0.48

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Oct 02
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Walgreens Boots Alliance makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:WBA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 24147,658-8,63625,6850
31 May 24145,533-5,81125,7880
29 Feb 24144,597-6,03726,1230
30 Nov 23142,40657425,8050
31 Aug 23139,081-3,08025,7850
31 May 23136,108-3,31526,0310
28 Feb 23133,291-3,14425,5910
30 Nov 22132,184-2,96425,5310
31 Aug 22132,7034,33725,2460
31 May 22134,5165,11126,2920
28 Feb 22135,9485,92625,9090
30 Nov 21134,9725,96525,2320
31 Aug 21132,5091,99424,1650
31 May 21128,6171,97223,3050
28 Feb 21124,952-92623,1940
30 Nov 20123,509-98123,0520
31 Aug 20121,98217923,1440
31 May 20125,56651923,6760
29 Feb 20129,7923,33924,2690
30 Nov 19132,9843,62824,5210
31 Aug 19120,0743,81623,1830
31 May 19136,3544,81725,1350
28 Feb 19136,0975,13325,1120
30 Nov 18134,5905,32625,0650
31 Aug 18131,5375,02424,6380
31 May 18128,2444,31423,7450
28 Feb 18124,0284,13423,5200
30 Nov 17120,4533,84523,0670
31 Aug 17118,2144,07823,6180
31 May 17116,7014,30623,1150
28 Feb 17116,0814,24723,0460
30 Nov 16116,8194,11723,3020
31 Aug 16117,3514,17323,4250
31 May 16117,2373,16923,4090
29 Feb 16116,5343,36823,4330
30 Nov 15112,9234,48022,9960
31 Aug 15103,4444,22021,6690
31 May 1593,9793,97320,2240
28 Feb 1584,5853,38518,6110
30 Nov 1477,6172,05917,6610
31 Aug 1476,3921,93217,6910
31 May 1475,2762,81017,6840
28 Feb 1474,1882,72017,5790
30 Nov 1373,2302,76017,4730

Quality Earnings: WBA is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: WBA is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WBA is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 50.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare WBA's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: WBA is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Retailing industry (10.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: WBA has a negative Return on Equity (-126.83%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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