The company will report its earnings for FY 2018 on 01/24/2019. Generally, the company reports earnings better than estimates. In recent months, the 6 analysts from Thomson Reuters consensus have revised their EPS estimates upward.

Annual earnings per share is expected at 9.66 USD for 2018 (+ 70.4% from 2017). A summary of annual publications and estimates is available below.

Annual results2015201620172018 (e)2019 (e)
Sales
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
2 384
2 361
0,98%
2 704
2 686
0,70%
3 129
3 085
1,4%

3 714

4 294
Operating income (EBITDA)
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
1 011
981
3,0%
1 246
1 237
0,66%
1 388
1 372
1,2%

1 660

1 916
Operating profit (EBIT)
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
946
867
9,0%
1 154
1 144
0,82%
1 308
1 247
4,8%

1 553

1 787
Pre-Tax Profit (EBT)
 
Released
Forecast
Spread










Net income
Million $
Released
Forecast
Spread
589
555
6,1%
736
734
0,31%
660
927
-29%

1 156

1 273
EPS
 $
Released
Forecast
Spread
5,18
4,88
6,1%
6,24
6,47
-3,4%
5,67
7,84
-28%

9,66

10,7
Announcement Date01/21/201601/24/201701/25/2018