Woolworths Holdings Limited

OTCPK:WLWH.Y Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.1b

Woolworths Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Woolworths Holdings's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.9%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 18.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.1% per year. Woolworths Holdings's return on equity is 22.6%, and it has net margins of 2.8%.

Key information

-11.89%

Earnings growth rate

-10.08%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth12.60%
Revenue growth rate3.14%
Return on equity22.63%
Net Margin2.80%
Last Earnings Update28 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:WLWH.Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Jun 2682,8412,31915,2290
28 Mar 2682,2232,02115,1410
28 Dec 2581,6051,72315,0530
28 Sep 2580,5712,08314,8930
29 Jun 2579,5372,44314,7330
29 Mar 2579,0512,70714,6570
29 Dec 2478,5652,97014,5800
29 Sep 2477,5492,78214,4180
30 Jun 2476,5332,59314,2560
24 Dec 2374,0993,65713,6030
24 Sep 2373,1833,76813,2950
25 Jun 2372,2663,87812,9870
25 Dec 2269,2704,08912,4590
25 Sep 2267,3163,79612,1600
26 Jun 2265,3623,50211,8610
26 Mar 2271,8083,20514,4950
26 Dec 2170,9572,85114,6480
26 Sep 2174,8603,50616,0800
27 Jun 2178,7634,16117,5120
27 Mar 2176,5642,95516,9970
27 Dec 2074,3641,74816,4820
27 Sep 2073,2861,15316,4190
28 Jun 2072,20855716,3550
28 Mar 2073,371-42516,8630
29 Dec 1974,533-1,40717,3710
29 Sep 1973,818-1,24617,5530
30 Jun 1973,103-1,08617,7350
31 Mar 1971,2681,05917,4700
23 Dec 1869,4333,20317,2050
23 Sep 1869,013-17317,0830
24 Jun 1868,592-3,55016,9600
24 Mar 1868,362-3,14016,8570
24 Dec 1768,131-2,73016,7540
24 Sep 1767,6611,35816,4940
25 Jun 1767,1905,44616,2330
25 Mar 1767,2085,34216,3010
25 Dec 1667,2265,23716,3690
25 Sep 1666,1154,79116,0050
26 Jun 1665,0044,34415,6400
26 Mar 1662,8994,09915,1120
27 Dec 1560,7933,85414,5840
27 Sep 1558,6503,43614,0480

Quality Earnings: WLWH.Y has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WLWH.Y's current net profit margins (2.8%) are lower than last year (3.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WLWH.Y's earnings have declined by 11.9% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: WLWH.Y had negative earnings growth (-5.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Multiline Retail industry average (18.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WLWH.Y's Return on Equity (22.6%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 04:16
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/06/28
Annual Earnings2026/06/28

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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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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Woolworths Holdings Limited is covered by 17 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.

AnalystInstitution
Darren CohnAbsa Bank Limited
Michael MalkounArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Atiyyah VawdaAvior Capital Markets