The company will report its earnings for FY 2017 on 02/27/2018. Generally, the company reports earnings better than estimates. In recent months, the 23 analysts from Thomson Reuters consensus have not revised their EPS estimates.

Annual earnings per share is expected at 71.31 USD for 2017 (+ 67.2% from 2016). A summary of annual publications and estimates is available below.

Annual results2014201520162017 (e)2018 (e)
Sales
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
8 442
8 397
0,54%
9 224
9 183
0,44%
10 743
10 720
0,22%

12 570

14 448
Operating income (EBITDA)
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
3 464
3 419
1,3%
3 723
3 691
0,85%
4 139
4 100
0,97%

4 714

5 333
Operating profit (EBIT)
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
3 389
3 261
3,9%
3 647
3 499
4,2%
4 016
3 806
5,5%

4 541

5 114
Pre-Tax Profit (EBT)
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread

3 094








Net income
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
2 422
2 418
0,17%
2 551
2 558
-0,25%
2 135
2 069
3,2%

3 551

3 986
EPS
 $
Released
Forecast
Spread
45,7
43,1
5,8%
49,5
50,0
-1,1%
42,7
41,3
3,3%

71,3

80,8
Announcement Date02/19/201502/17/201602/27/2017