ADT Past Earnings Performance

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ADT has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 57.9%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 24.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.9% per year. ADT's return on equity is 0.4%, and it has net margins of 0.3%.

Key information

57.9%

Earnings growth rate

59.2%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services Industry Growth20.3%
Revenue growth rate-0.9%
Return on equity0.4%
Net Margin0.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

We Like The Quality Of ADT's (NYSE:ADT) Earnings

May 03
We Like The Quality Of ADT's (NYSE:ADT) Earnings

Recent updates

ADT Inc: I Have More Confidence That Growth Can Accelerate

Dec 03

ADT Inc.'s (NYSE:ADT) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Oct 10
ADT Inc.'s (NYSE:ADT) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

ADT Inc.: Leading Player In US Home Security Solutions

Sep 25

ADT (NYSE:ADT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Sep 05
ADT (NYSE:ADT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Some Confidence Is Lacking In ADT Inc.'s (NYSE:ADT) P/S

Jul 11
Some Confidence Is Lacking In ADT Inc.'s (NYSE:ADT) P/S

Is ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) Potentially Undervalued?

Jun 19
Is ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) Potentially Undervalued?

ADT: Improving Security

Jun 03

We Like The Quality Of ADT's (NYSE:ADT) Earnings

May 03
We Like The Quality Of ADT's (NYSE:ADT) Earnings

ADT: Residential Solar Exit May Bolster Growth

Mar 16

ADT (NYSE:ADT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.055

Mar 07
ADT (NYSE:ADT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.055

Some Confidence Is Lacking In ADT Inc.'s (NYSE:ADT) P/S

Feb 22
Some Confidence Is Lacking In ADT Inc.'s (NYSE:ADT) P/S

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For ADT's (NYSE:ADT) Returns On Capital

Jan 28
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For ADT's (NYSE:ADT) Returns On Capital

We Think ADT (NYSE:ADT) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jan 07
We Think ADT (NYSE:ADT) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

ADT: Transformation Is Making Some Progress

Jan 04

ADT: Surveilling The Long-Term Debt

Oct 23

ADT: Security On The Rise

Aug 09

ADT: A Dividend Cut Makes Sense

May 27

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:ADT Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,140141,6440
30 Jun 245,07661,6320
31 Mar 245,040601,5630
31 Dec 234,983-651,5400
30 Sep 234,7984851,4090
30 Jun 234,9081931,4780
31 Mar 234,756951,5160
31 Dec 225,1681071,6630
30 Sep 225,232-931,7000
30 Jun 225,259-331,7330
31 Mar 225,547-2411,8220
31 Dec 214,203-3441,5410
30 Sep 215,241-3951,7990
30 Jun 215,223-3991,7600
31 Mar 215,250-3801,7290
31 Dec 205,315-6321,7340
30 Sep 205,298-5921,6390
30 Jun 205,300-6611,5950
31 Mar 205,252-6581,5250
31 Dec 195,126-4241,3970
30 Sep 195,013-5021,3960
30 Jun 194,861-5561,2890
31 Mar 194,708-5181,2660
31 Dec 184,582-6091,2470
30 Sep 184,5021791,1910
30 Jun 184,4363521,2150
31 Mar 184,3733261,1780
31 Dec 174,3163431,2090
30 Sep 174,261-3811,2210
30 Jun 174,216-4101,2370
31 Mar 173,578-4971,0820
31 Dec 162,950-5378590
31 Dec 15549-541590
31 Dec 14467-181340

Quality Earnings: ADT has a large one-off loss of $572.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: ADT's current net profit margins (0.3%) are lower than last year (10.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ADT has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 57.9% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: ADT had negative earnings growth (-97.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Services industry average (34.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ADT's Return on Equity (0.4%) 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 Analysis2024/12/27 00:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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ADT Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Gary BisbeeBofA Global Research