SSE's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -12%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 6.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.4% per year. SSE's return on equity is 8.3%, and it has net margins of 9.3%.
Key information
-12.05%
Earnings growth rate
-13.48%
EPS growth rate
Electric Utilities Industry Growth
6.28%
Revenue growth rate
8.37%
Return on equity
8.33%
Net Margin
9.31%
Next Earnings Update
28 May 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How SSE makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
OTCPK:SSEZ.Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Sep 25
10,307
959
1,772
0
30 Jun 25
10,219
1,074
1,747
0
31 Mar 25
10,132
1,189
1,721
0
31 Dec 24
10,129
1,470
1,689
0
30 Sep 24
10,126
1,824
1,656
0
30 Jun 24
10,292
1,767
1,604
0
31 Mar 24
10,457
1,711
1,552
0
31 Dec 23
11,055
1,194
1,541
0
30 Sep 23
11,652
678
1,530
0
30 Jun 23
12,071
260
1,473
0
31 Mar 23
12,491
-158
1,415
0
31 Dec 22
11,637
433
1,272
0
30 Sep 22
10,783
1,024
1,129
0
30 Jun 22
9,740
1,784
1,119
0
31 Mar 22
8,697
2,544
1,110
0
31 Dec 21
8,125
2,566
1,156
0
30 Sep 21
7,554
2,587
1,201
0
30 Jun 21
7,190
2,367
1,196
0
31 Mar 21
6,826
2,147
1,192
0
31 Dec 20
6,696
1,578
1,141
0
30 Sep 20
6,565
1,009
1,091
0
30 Jun 20
6,683
714
1,052
0
31 Mar 20
6,801
420
1,013
0
31 Dec 19
6,918
1,008
1,007
0
30 Sep 19
7,036
1,596
1,001
0
30 Jun 19
7,169
1,430
975
0
31 Mar 19
7,302
1,264
949
0
31 Dec 18
13,582
707
1,016
0
30 Sep 18
19,848
71
1,030
0
30 Jun 18
23,549
360
1,087
0
31 Mar 18
27,250
650
1,145
0
31 Dec 17
27,873
1,012
1,324
0
30 Sep 17
28,495
1,374
1,503
0
30 Jun 17
28,766
1,487
1,607
0
31 Mar 17
29,038
1,600
1,711
0
31 Dec 16
27,625
1,201
1,630
0
30 Sep 16
26,213
803
1,548
0
30 Jun 16
27,497
632
1,509
0
31 Mar 16
28,781
461
1,470
0
31 Dec 15
30,927
473
1,450
0
30 Sep 15
33,072
485
1,430
0
30 Jun 15
32,363
514
1,408
0
Quality Earnings: SSEZ.Y has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: SSEZ.Y's current net profit margins (9.3%) are lower than last year (18%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SSEZ.Y's earnings have declined by 12% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SSEZ.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: SSEZ.Y had negative earnings growth (-47.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electric Utilities industry average (8.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SSEZ.Y's Return on Equity (8.3%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
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Company Analysis
2026/05/07 15:22
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings
2025/09/30
Annual Earnings
2025/03/31
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