Spotify Technology S.A.

NYSE:SPOT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$91.8b

Spotify Technology Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Spotify Technology has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 21.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.9% per year. Spotify Technology's return on equity is 15.1%, and it has net margins of 4.6%.

Key information

3.0%

Earnings growth rate

3.0%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth18.1%
Revenue growth rate16.9%
Return on equity15.1%
Net Margin4.6%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Spotify: My Top Investment Pick For 2025

Dec 15

From $15 Billion To $100 Billion: Lessons From Our Spotify Investment

Dec 08

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Spotify Technology S.A.'s (NYSE:SPOT) P/S

Nov 13
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Spotify Technology S.A.'s (NYSE:SPOT) P/S

Spotify Q3: Strong Subscriber Growth And Margin Improvement

Nov 12

Spotify Technology's (NYSE:SPOT) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Oct 10
Spotify Technology's (NYSE:SPOT) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Spotify: Who's There? TikTok - Buy

Oct 03

Spotify: Why We Remain Confident In The Position We've Built

Sep 13

Spotify: Beware Slowing MAU Growth, Lock In Gains And Sell (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 24

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT)

Aug 09
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT)

Spotify Q2: Subscriber Gains With Improved Monetization

Jul 23

Spotify: Ready To Jump As Price And Bundling Adjustment Flow To Earnings

Jul 16

Spotify's Price Hikes Make It Expensive For Everyone

Jul 08

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT)

Jun 20
Estimating The Fair Value Of Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT)

Spotify: Price Increases Are Helping To Mask Weaker User Growth

Jun 07

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jun 04
Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Is Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Using Too Much Debt?

May 21
Is Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Using Too Much Debt?

Baron Fund - Spotify Technology: A Long-Term Winner In Music Streaming

May 16

Spotify Technology S.A.'s (NYSE:SPOT) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

May 06
Spotify Technology S.A.'s (NYSE:SPOT) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Spotify: Bet On This 'Forever-Subscription' Company

May 06

Spotify: Firing On All Cylinders, Initiating Stock With 'Strong Buy'

Apr 24

Spotify: Expansion Success Is Largely Priced In

Apr 17

Spotify Technology: My Top Recommendation For Potentially Explosive Upside

Apr 03

Spotify's Faceoff With YouTube Is Intriguing, But A Sanity Check Is Due

Mar 21

Wall Street Lunch: Spotify To Introduce Music Videos

Mar 13

Spotify's Long-Term Prospects Outweigh Present Stock Valuation Concerns

Feb 28

Spotify: Time To Lock In Gains For Now (Rating Downgrade)

Feb 14

Spotify Q4 2023 Earnings Update

Feb 07

Spotify: Music Streaming Remains A Competitive Nightmare

Jan 08

Spotify's Headcount Reduction - A Strategic Reorientation

Dec 11

Spotify: Optimism Is Returning

Dec 04

Spotify: Adding To The Watchlist, But Not Buying

Nov 20

Spotify: Focus On Profitability Makes Me Positive

Oct 31

Spotify Q3 Earnings Preview: Fasten The Seat Belt

Oct 23

Spotify Technology: Be Careful

Oct 06

Ads, AI, And Spotify's Growth Prospects

Sep 29

Spotify: Don't Lose Patience

Sep 07

Spotify: Focus On User Growth

Aug 26

Spotify Q2 2023 Earnings Update

Jul 26

Spotify: Quietly Outperforming

Jun 26

Spotify: I Will Buy After The Dip

Jun 08

Spotify: The Closer I Look, The More Bullish I Become

May 25

Spotify: Product Expansion Represents An Opportunity

Feb 21

Spotify gains on report activist ValueAct has taken stake

Feb 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SPOT Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2415,1027011,8261,384
30 Jun 2414,4714661,8661,411
31 Mar 2413,841-1101,9591,485
31 Dec 2313,247-5321,9991,531
30 Sep 2312,742-7322,1481,672
30 Jun 2312,421-9632,2561,689
31 Mar 2312,108-7862,2581,572
31 Dec 2211,727-4302,1981,387
30 Sep 2211,250-1992,0491,225
30 Jun 2210,715-311,8421,047
31 Mar 2210,182741,675966
31 Dec 219,668-341,585912
30 Sep 219,147-1201,518891
30 Jun 218,621-2231,483859
31 Mar 218,179-5591,462871
31 Dec 207,880-5811,471837
30 Sep 207,567-6651,412778
30 Jun 207,323-3231,312738
31 Mar 207,101-431,224622
31 Dec 196,764-1861,166615
30 Sep 196,4044651,006542
30 Jun 196,025267969541
31 Mar 195,631-51959533
31 Dec 185,259-78903493
30 Sep 184,913-1,116944516
30 Jun 184,593-1,437936479
31 Mar 184,327-1,231876431
31 Dec 174,090-1,235831396
31 Dec 162,952-539543207
01 Jan 161,940-230325136

Quality Earnings: SPOT has a large one-off loss of €318.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SPOT became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SPOT has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: SPOT has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: SPOT has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Entertainment industry (-13.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SPOT's Return on Equity (15.1%) 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 Analysis2024/12/20 07:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Spotify Technology S.A. is covered by 67 analysts. 34 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
William Noel MilnerArete Research Services LLP
Samuel LourenszArete Research Services LLP