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EL

Latest: FY2020 · Thesis page →
Revenue$14.3B-3.8% YoY
Net income—YoY n/a
Free cash flow$1.7B-6.5% YoY
Gross margin75.2%-2.1 pts vs a year ago

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$5.4B$10.7B$16.1BFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
-7%26%58%91%FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

+16%+9%-4%FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20
Revenue—$11.8B$13.7B$14.9B$14.3B
YoY——+15.7%+8.6%-3.8%
Cost of goods sold$2.2B$2.4B$2.8B$3.4B$3.6B
YoY—+11.6%+16.8%+19.1%+4.9%
Gross profit$9.1B$9.4B$10.8B$11.5B$10.7B
YoY—+3.4%+15.4%+5.9%-6.4%
Research & development—————
YoY—————
Selling, general & administrative$7.3B$7.5B$8.6B$8.9B$8.6B
YoY—+1.7%+14.7%+3.6%-2.5%
Operating income$1.6B$1.7B$2.1B$2.3B$606.0M
YoY—+5.8%+20.6%+12.6%-73.8%
Pretax income$1.6B$1.6B$2.0B$2.3B$1.0B
YoY—+4.0%+22.4%+16.5%-54.7%
Income tax$434.0M$361.0M$863.0M$513.0M$350.0M
YoY—-16.8%+139.1%-40.6%-31.8%
Net income—————
YoY—————
EPS — basic$3.01$3.40$3.01$4.91$1.90
YoY—+13.0%-11.5%+63.1%-61.3%
EPS — diluted$2.96$3.35$2.95$4.82$1.86
YoY—+13.2%-11.9%+63.4%-61.4%
Weighted shares — basic370.0M367.1M368.0M363.5M360.6M
Weighted shares — diluted376.6M373.0M375.7M370.4M366.9M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20
Cash & equivalents—————
YoY—————
Marketable securities (current)—————
YoY—————
Accounts receivable$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.8B$1.2B
YoY—+10.9%+6.6%+23.1%-34.8%
Inventory$1.3B$1.5B$1.6B$2.0B$2.1B
YoY—+17.0%+9.4%+24.0%+2.8%
Total current assets$4.2B$5.0B$6.2B$7.2B$8.9B
YoY—+17.5%+24.3%+16.9%+23.3%
Total assets$9.2B$11.6B$12.6B$13.2B$17.8B
YoY—+25.4%+8.6%+4.7%+35.2%
Total current liabilities$2.7B$2.8B$3.3B$4.6B$5.2B
YoY—+5.3%+17.3%+39.1%+12.5%
Total liabilities—————
YoY—————
Total equity$3.6B$4.4B$4.7B$4.4B$3.9B
YoY—+22.7%+6.9%-6.4%-10.3%
Shares outstanding—————
YoY—————

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20
Operating cash flow$1.8B$1.8B$2.6B$2.5B$2.3B
YoY—+0.1%+43.1%-1.8%-9.4%
Capital expenditures$525.0M$504.0M$629.0M$744.0M$623.0M
YoY—-4.0%+24.8%+18.3%-16.3%
Free cash flow$1.3B$1.3B$1.9B$1.8B$1.7B
YoY—+1.7%+50.3%-8.3%-6.5%
Dividends paid—————
YoY—————
Share repurchases$890.0M$413.0M$759.0M$1.6B$893.0M
YoY—-53.6%+83.8%+104.9%-42.6%

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20
Gross margin—79.4%79.2%77.2%75.2%
Operating margin—14.4%15.0%15.6%4.2%
Net margin—————
Free cash flow margin—10.9%14.1%11.9%11.6%
Effective tax rate27.9%22.3%43.6%22.2%33.5%
Current ratio1.58x1.76x1.86x1.57x1.72x
Total liabilities / equity—————

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Consumer Staples), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
EL FY20 · this stock$14.3B-3.8%75.2%4.2%—11.6%
WMT FY26$713.2B+4.7%—4.2%3.1%2.1%
COST FY26$303.2B+10.1%—3.9%3.0%3.1%
KR FY26$147.6B+0.4%—1.3%0.7%—
PEP FY25$93.9B+2.3%54.1%12.2%8.8%—
PG FY26$87.0B+3.3%—22.7%18.4%17.4%
SYY FY26$84.6B+3.9%18.5%3.7%2.1%—
ADM FY25$80.3B-6.2%6.3%—1.3%5.2%
TSN FY25$54.4B+2.1%6.5%2.0%0.9%2.2%
KO FY25$47.9B+1.9%61.6%28.7%27.3%11.0%
PM FY25$40.6B+7.3%67.1%36.6%27.9%26.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.