Unity Software Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Unity Software's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -25.9%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 19.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 28.6% per year.

Key information

-25.9%

Earnings growth rate

-3.0%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth17.3%
Revenue growth rate28.6%
Return on equity-23.2%
Net Margin-40.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Unity's Potential Turnaround, Will It Pull It Off?

Nov 25

Unity Software: Possible Turnaround Opportunity If Sales Improve

Oct 26

Unity Software: What Really Matters For Long-Term Growth

Sep 20

I Was Wrong On Unity: The Runtime Fee Rally Is An Exit Opportunity (Ratings Downgrade)

Sep 13

Unity: Monetization Issues Will Take Time To Address

Aug 21

Unity Software Has More To Lose Before Growth Is Reignited

Aug 15

Is Unity Software A Good Buy Ahead Of Its Q2 Results?

Aug 05

Unity: Catching A Falling Knife Could Hurt Badly (Downgrade)

Jul 03

Unity: All Talk, No Progress

Jun 27

Unity Software: Don't Buy The Dip Here

May 28

Unity Software: After Another Smackdown On Earnings, Time To Speculate

May 10

Unity: Gaming Platform Leader's Painful Reset Could Spark A Revival

Apr 24

Unity: Turnaround Will Take Time

Apr 10

Unity's Bottom Looks Attractive For Opportunistic Investors

Apr 01

Unity Software: Watch From Sidelines During Reset

Mar 15

Unity Plunges On Guidance Reset (Ratings Upgrade)

Feb 27

Unity Software: Recent Plunge Provides Another Doubling Down Opportunity

Feb 12

Unity's Planned Cuts Won't Be Enough For Profitability

Jan 22

Unity Software: Severity Of Job Cuts Was A Negative Surprise

Jan 11

Unity Software: Do Not Chase This Rally Over The Cliff (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 02

Unity Software: Can The Stock Break Back Above $50 In 2024?

Dec 26

Unity Software: Double Down On The Fear

Nov 23

Unity Software: Regaining Trust After It Is Broken

Oct 31

Unity: A Business At The Inflection Point

Oct 09

Unity Software Steps In It

Sep 28

Unity: Buy The Backbone Of The Apple VisionPro And Meta Quest

Sep 15

Unity: Investments, Not Expenses

Aug 24

Apple's Vision Pro May Transform Unity Into An Industry Leader

Aug 14

Unity Software Earnings: A Cautionary Outlook On Near-Term Prospects (Upgrade)

Aug 03

Unity's Unique Competitive Advantage Explained

Jul 07

Unity: Never Too Late To Join The AI Hype

Jun 28

Unity Software: Apple's Approval Boosts Growth Tailwind (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 21

Unity: Successful Integration Of Acquisitions Remains Key

Jun 05

Unity Software's Q4: Benefitting from software solutions despite weak digital advertising market

Feb 21

Unity Software stock on track to end four-day losing streak, gains ~13% in high volume

Feb 09

Why did Unity Software stock stock fall today? Tech falls ahead of earnings

Jan 30

Unity cuts another 200-plus jobs as it streamlines in slowdown

Jan 17

Unity Software: Cash Hemorrhaging Cannot Go On Forever

Jan 09

Unity Software shares plunge 10% on heavy trading volume

Dec 06

Unity Software: Why I'm Buying Heading Into Earnings After 90% Decline

Nov 07

Unity Software: A Deep Dive Into The Company Shows Attractive Risk Reward

Oct 13

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:U Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,965-7941,095887
30 Jun 242,063-7931,273958
31 Mar 242,147-8601,263974
31 Dec 232,187-8221,2151,015
30 Sep 232,029-8591,2021,063
30 Jun 231,808-9851,1241,071
31 Mar 231,571-9971,0081,019
31 Dec 221,391-921871959
30 Sep 221,256-793734894
30 Jun 221,219-659693824
31 Mar 221,196-603672763
31 Dec 211,111-533693696
30 Sep 211,015-454579607
30 Jun 21929-484533545
31 Mar 21840-363455476
31 Dec 20772-282471404
30 Sep 20710-317366357
30 Jun 20640-260333304
31 Mar 20582-267316278
31 Dec 19542-273314256
31 Dec 18381-132226204

Quality Earnings: U is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: U is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: U is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 25.9% per year.

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

Earnings vs Industry: U is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (27.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: U has a negative Return on Equity (-23.22%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 22:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Unity Software Inc. is covered by 47 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David MakArete Research Services LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Ross SandlerBarclays