Earnings Estimates

The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Stock Information

Analyst Ratings

Mean Recommendation:

1.89

Sell

Strong Buy

Available Measures

Reference Information - Earnings Per Share

Analyst Forecasts - Earnings Per Share

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 14.39 15.75 12.70 14.41 14 5 2 0.04
Annual Dec 27 12.84 13.68 11.90 12.83 17 8 4 0.34
Annual Dec 26 11.44 11.62 11.30 11.45 17 13 -- 0.72
Quarterly Mar 27 2.85 3.13 2.37 2.90 10 2 5 -0.37
Quarterly Jun 27 3.15 3.30 2.97 3.18 10 3 5 -1.75
Quarterly Sep 27 3.32 3.54 3.11 3.31 10 7 2 2.58
Quarterly Dec 26 3.33 3.42 3.22 3.35 13 5 6 0.51
Long Term Growth 11.30 11.39 11.20 11.30 2 -- -- 0.00

Actuals - Earnings Per Share

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 10.28 10.23 0.45
Annual Dec 24 10.32 10.19 1.32
Annual Dec 23 10.67 10.60 0.65
Quarterly Sep 26 3.09 2.97 3.93
Quarterly Jun 26 3.02 2.74 10.33
Quarterly Mar 26 2.06 1.94 6.03
Quarterly Dec 25 2.39 2.34 1.99

Reference Information - Book Value Per Share

Analyst Forecasts - Book Value Per Share

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 90.59 103.21 82.45 88.34 4 4 -- 10.18
Annual Dec 27 79.54 86.78 75.61 77.88 4 4 -- 8.82
Annual Dec 26 69.64 71.57 65.89 70.56 4 4 -- 8.10
Quarterly Dec 26 69.83 69.83 69.83 69.83 1 1 -- 13.05

Actuals - Book Value Per Share

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 64.30 62.69 2.56
Annual Dec 24 67.69 76.07 -11.03
Annual Dec 23 68.96 66.76 3.29
Quarterly Sep 26 67.40 60.42 11.56
Quarterly Dec 25 64.30 72.14 -10.87

Reference Information - Cash Flow Per Share

Analyst Forecasts - Cash Flow Per Share

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 16.98 19.40 8.63 18.96 5 5 -- 7.64
Annual Dec 27 14.74 18.66 7.67 17.40 6 6 -- 8.23
Annual Dec 26 13.79 17.71 8.68 15.06 5 3 2 12.82
Quarterly Dec 26 4.24 4.24 4.24 4.24 1 1 -- 4.43

Actuals - Cash Flow Per Share

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 14.88 12.91 15.29
Annual Dec 24 14.23 13.07 8.90
Annual Dec 23 13.29 13.59 -2.23
Quarterly Sep 26 5.23 3.88 34.79
Quarterly Mar 26 0.83 -- --
Quarterly Dec 25 3.03 1.67 81.98

Reference Information - Dividend Per Share

Analyst Forecasts - Dividend Per Share

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 -- -- -- -- 5 -- -- 0.00
Annual Dec 27 -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 0.00
Annual Dec 26 -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 0.00
Quarterly Mar 27 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 0.00
Quarterly Jun 27 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 0.00
Quarterly Sep 27 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 0.00
Quarterly Dec 26 -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- 0.00

Actuals - Dividend Per Share

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 -- -- --
Annual Dec 24 -- -- --
Annual Dec 23 -- -- --
Quarterly Sep 26 -- -- --
Quarterly Jun 26 -- -- --
Quarterly Mar 26 -- -- --
Quarterly Dec 25 -- -- --

Reference Information - EBIT

Analyst Forecasts - EBIT

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 951.09 1,177.10 567.30 1,011.12 13 6 2 -1.73
Annual Dec 27 903.96 957.46 658.29 929.35 13 7 2 -1.44
Annual Dec 26 807.84 919.03 513.00 829.17 14 8 1 1.19
Quarterly Mar 27 213.61 250.38 191.00 213.22 7 3 -- 3.79
Quarterly Jun 27 235.40 278.52 207.40 235.40 7 3 -- 3.54
Quarterly Sep 27 228.06 248.10 166.88 235.00 7 4 -- -1.64
Quarterly Dec 26 240.31 266.45 229.90 237.00 9 2 4 1.91

Actuals - EBIT

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 793.93 780.13 1.77
Annual Dec 24 805.94 757.30 6.42
Annual Dec 23 838.81 841.41 -0.31
Quarterly Sep 26 225.78 217.16 3.97
Quarterly Jun 26 205.66 205.52 0.07
Quarterly Mar 26 162.65 152.00 7.01
Quarterly Dec 25 179.78 180.40 -0.34

Reference Information - EBITDA

Analyst Forecasts - EBITDA

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 1,206.87 1,385.01 1,140.83 1,194.24 14 6 2 1.61
Annual Dec 27 1,127.87 1,287.88 1,064.37 1,103.51 16 9 2 1.85
Annual Dec 26 1,014.00 1,151.09 834.73 1,007.35 16 10 1 0.82
Quarterly Mar 27 259.77 293.17 240.00 256.60 9 4 1 1.91
Quarterly Jun 27 277.44 316.70 259.10 275.11 9 4 1 1.53
Quarterly Sep 27 289.98 328.91 272.79 284.20 9 5 1 4.17
Quarterly Dec 26 285.11 314.45 276.10 283.56 11 2 5 0.00

Actuals - EBITDA

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 1,197.24 985.44 21.49
Annual Dec 24 1,167.69 1,013.01 15.27
Annual Dec 23 1,147.58 1,055.14 8.76
Quarterly Sep 26 298.04 265.03 12.46
Quarterly Jun 26 272.95 251.67 8.46
Quarterly Mar 26 229.80 198.05 16.03
Quarterly Dec 25 258.06 225.37 14.50

Reference Information - GAAP Earnings Per Share

Analyst Forecasts - GAAP Earnings Per Share

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 11.34 13.16 9.55 11.12 6 2 -- 2.64
Annual Dec 27 8.88 11.21 3.05 9.35 7 3 -- 0.89
Annual Dec 26 5.67 9.31 3.21 3.74 7 3 -- 103.00
Quarterly Mar 27 2.19 2.37 1.94 2.25 3 -- 1 -0.61
Quarterly Jun 27 2.49 2.73 2.13 2.61 3 -- 1 -0.80
Quarterly Sep 27 2.61 2.90 2.26 2.68 3 2 -- 2.35
Quarterly Dec 26 2.33 3.28 1.71 2.02 5 2 2 63.22

Actuals - GAAP Earnings Per Share

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 -2.91 4.19 -169.41
Annual Dec 24 10.32 5.89 75.27
Annual Dec 23 9.22 7.41 24.39
Quarterly Sep 26 6.86 1.22 464.61
Quarterly Jun 26 -0.03 2.11 -101.42
Quarterly Mar 26 -0.30 1.11 -127.03
Quarterly Dec 25 -5.62 1.46 -484.93

Reference Information - Net Debt

Analyst Forecasts - Net Debt

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 1,356.95 1,911.65 467.00 1,598.69 7 1 4 -0.86
Annual Dec 27 1,798.96 2,317.36 1,194.00 1,720.86 7 1 4 2.02
Annual Dec 26 2,191.55 2,778.67 1,796.01 2,152.00 7 2 3 1.63
Quarterly Dec 26 2,218.36 2,218.36 2,218.36 2,218.36 1 -- 1 -4.23

Actuals - Net Debt

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 1,925.98 2,012.55 -4.30
Annual Dec 24 2,048.47 2,155.86 -4.98
Annual Dec 23 2,375.88 2,234.24 6.34
Quarterly Sep 26 2,246.20 2,370.66 -5.25
Quarterly Dec 25 1,925.98 1,941.03 -0.78

Reference Information - Net Income

Analyst Forecasts - Net Income

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 689.14 738.79 567.37 701.15 11 6 1 -1.32
Annual Dec 27 618.08 654.00 516.60 621.78 14 9 1 -0.58
Annual Dec 26 549.22 563.69 429.39 558.00 14 10 -- -0.66
Quarterly Mar 27 136.33 152.00 124.00 138.09 6 1 -- 1.23
Quarterly Jun 27 150.61 158.44 125.37 154.65 6 1 -- -2.36
Quarterly Sep 27 156.50 172.00 130.50 159.50 6 2 -- -0.25
Quarterly Dec 26 157.55 165.57 124.09 160.24 9 4 2 -1.40

Actuals - Net Income

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 512.28 510.90 0.27
Annual Dec 24 532.90 526.53 1.21
Annual Dec 23 548.90 546.43 0.45
Quarterly Sep 26 150.13 144.71 3.75
Quarterly Jun 26 146.24 135.48 7.94
Quarterly Mar 26 101.70 97.51 4.30
Quarterly Dec 25 118.84 116.30 2.18

Reference Information - Operating Profit

Analyst Forecasts - Operating Profit

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 27 723.72 723.72 723.72 723.72 1 -- -- --
Annual Dec 26 665.27 665.27 665.27 665.27 1 -- -- --

Actuals - Operating Profit

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change

Reference Information - Return On Equity

Analyst Forecasts - Return On Equity

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 14.44 20.10 3.40 16.25 9 -- -- -6.19
Annual Dec 27 14.45 19.90 4.00 16.40 9 -- -- -6.78
Annual Dec 26 13.84 18.10 4.70 16.95 10 -- -- -4.13
Quarterly Dec 26 19.99 19.99 19.99 19.99 1 -- -- -1.96

Actuals - Return On Equity

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 15.56 12.39 3.17
Annual Dec 24 15.31 12.37 2.94
Annual Dec 23 16.85 15.94 0.91
Quarterly Sep 26 19.80 18.84 0.96
Quarterly Mar 26 3.33 11.98 -8.64
Quarterly Dec 25 14.56 13.50 1.06

Reference Information - Sales

Analyst Forecasts - Sales

Last Month Revisions
Last Month Revisions
Fiscal Period Period Ending Mean High Low Median # of Estimates # Up # Down Mean % Change
Annual Dec 28 4,269.53 4,334.28 4,098.00 4,280.00 15 7 1 0.70
Annual Dec 27 4,044.48 4,128.55 3,934.00 4,043.85 17 10 1 0.91
Annual Dec 26 3,941.63 4,041.34 3,900.00 3,945.60 17 11 -- 0.70
Quarterly Mar 27 988.64 1,023.80 950.00 983.89 9 3 4 0.54
Quarterly Jun 27 1,010.96 1,024.00 989.71 1,012.80 9 4 3 0.00
Quarterly Sep 27 1,019.83 1,048.01 977.00 1,029.05 9 6 1 1.38
Quarterly Dec 26 969.59 1,038.30 942.10 963.27 13 9 -- 1.62

Actuals - Sales

Fiscal Period Period Ending Reported Mean Estimate Surprise % Change
Annual Dec 25 4,015.38 4,007.29 0.20
Annual Dec 24 4,049.99 4,030.78 0.48
Annual Dec 23 4,129.41 4,103.41 0.63
Quarterly Sep 26 982.73 958.69 2.51
Quarterly Jun 26 1,004.08 975.69 2.91
Quarterly Mar 26 995.83 977.49 1.88
Quarterly Dec 25 994.23 987.00 0.73

P/E Ratios

Fiscal Year FY0 FY1 FY2
Ratios 30.45 27.36 24.38

EPS Growth Rates

Fiscal YOY FY1/FY0 FY2/FY1 FY3/FY2
Growth Rate 11.81 12.20 12.05

Source: LSEG

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