Kumba Iron Ore's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -17%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings declining at 7.3% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 7.6% per year. Kumba Iron Ore's return on equity is 26.6%, and it has net margins of 20.8%.
Key information
-17.02%
Earnings growth rate
-17.02%
EPS growth rate
Metals and Mining Industry Growth
26.40%
Revenue growth rate
-7.63%
Return on equity
26.60%
Net Margin
20.85%
Next Earnings Update
28 Jul 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Kumba Iron Ore makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
OTCPK:KUMB.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
70,077
14,611
25,539
0
30 Sep 25
68,670
14,638
25,456
0
30 Jun 25
67,262
14,664
25,373
0
31 Mar 25
67,896
14,682
25,498
0
31 Dec 24
68,529
14,699
25,623
0
30 Sep 24
76,143
17,465
25,478
0
30 Jun 24
83,757
20,230
25,333
0
31 Mar 24
84,996
21,478
24,532
0
31 Dec 23
86,234
22,725
23,730
0
30 Sep 23
77,784
17,891
23,359
0
30 Jun 23
69,334
13,056
22,988
0
31 Mar 23
71,683
14,012
23,068
0
31 Dec 22
74,032
14,968
23,147
0
30 Sep 22
77,743
18,218
22,782
0
30 Jun 22
81,453
21,467
22,416
0
31 Mar 22
91,773
27,367
21,654
0
31 Dec 21
102,092
33,266
20,891
0
30 Sep 21
107,117
35,495
26,411
0
30 Jun 21
112,141
37,724
31,931
0
31 Mar 21
96,123
30,252
26,972
0
31 Dec 20
80,104
22,779
22,012
0
30 Sep 20
70,735
18,694
11,039
0
30 Jun 20
61,366
14,609
65
0
31 Mar 20
62,826
15,434
65
0
31 Dec 19
64,285
16,259
65
0
30 Sep 19
62,517
16,500
6,231
0
30 Jun 19
60,749
16,741
-18
0
31 Mar 19
53,237
13,208
-27
0
31 Dec 18
45,725
9,674
-37
0
30 Sep 18
45,039
10,208
4,639
0
30 Jun 18
44,353
10,742
3,120
0
31 Mar 18
45,366
11,576
4,449
0
31 Dec 17
46,379
12,409
5,778
0
30 Sep 17
45,234
11,376
5,560
0
30 Jun 17
44,089
10,343
5,342
0
31 Mar 17
42,122
9,481
5,347
0
31 Dec 16
40,155
8,618
5,352
0
30 Sep 16
36,515
4,859
5,301
0
30 Jun 16
32,875
1,100
5,250
0
31 Mar 16
34,068
830
5,363
0
31 Dec 15
35,260
559
5,475
0
30 Sep 15
38,190
3,582
5,335
0
30 Jun 15
41,119
6,605
5,194
0
Quality Earnings: KUMB.F has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: KUMB.F's current net profit margins (20.8%) are lower than last year (21.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: KUMB.F's earnings have declined by 17% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: KUMB.F's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: KUMB.F had negative earnings growth (-0.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (84.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: KUMB.F's Return on Equity (26.6%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/09 16:21
End of Day Share Price
2026/04/29 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Kumba Iron Ore Limited is covered by 18 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.