The company will report its earnings for FY 2017 on 03/09/2018. Generally, the company reports earnings in line with the consensus. In recent months, the 8 analysts from Thomson Reuters consensus have revised their EPS estimates downward.

Annual earnings per share is expected at 1 EUR for 2017 (- 7% from 2016). A summary of annual publications and estimates is available below.

Annual results201520162017 (e)2018 (e)
Sales
Million €		Released
Forecast
Spread		5 297
5 435
-2,5%		5 156
5 202
-0,90%
6 146

6 656
Operating income (EBITDA)
Million €		Released
Forecast
Spread		390
380
2,7%		388
385
0,96%
428

471
Operating profit (EBIT)
Million €		Released
Forecast
Spread		315
298
5,6%		318
318
0,09%
346

396
Pre-Tax Profit (EBT)
Million €		Released
Forecast
Spread		100,0
183
-45%		250
277
-9,7%
282

344
Net income
Million €		Released
Forecast
Spread		38,3
46,0
-17%		184
149
23%
164

212
EPS
 €		Released
Forecast
Spread		0,25
0,43
-42%		1,08
0,97
12%
1,00

1,34
Announcement Date03/11/201603/10/2017