Campbell Soup Company Common Stock (CPB)

Pretax margin

Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Jul 28, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Apr 28, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Apr 30, 2022
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 519,000 454,000 352,000 629,000 906,000 1,034,000 1,162,000 1,116,000 1,070,000 968,000 963,000 1,043,000 1,208,000 1,390,000 1,210,000 1,149,000 1,003,000 890,000 1,042,000 1,127,000
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 10,043,000 9,727,000 9,324,000 9,487,000 9,650,000 9,799,000 9,948,000 9,560,000 9,172,000 8,883,000 8,850,000 9,267,000 9,774,000 10,120,000 9,622,000 9,267,000 8,822,000 8,456,000 8,678,000 8,784,000
Pretax margin 5.17% 4.67% 3.78% 6.63% 9.39% 10.55% 11.68% 11.67% 11.67% 10.90% 10.88% 11.25% 12.36% 13.74% 12.58% 12.40% 11.37% 10.53% 12.01% 12.83%

January 31, 2025 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $519,000K ÷ $10,043,000K
= 5.17%

Campbell Soup Company Common Stock's pretax margin has displayed fluctuations over the periods indicated in the data provided. The pretax margin, which represents the percentage of earnings before taxes relative to revenue, ranged from a high of 13.74% on January 31, 2023, to a low of 3.78% on July 31, 2024.

The trend of pretax margin seems to show some variability, with periods of increase followed by periods of decrease. For example, after reaching 13.74% in January 2023, the pretax margin decreased to 10.88% by July 31, 2023, before gradually climbing back up to 11.68% by January 31, 2024. However, there was a significant decline in the pretax margin to 3.78% by July 31, 2024.

Overall, the pretax margin data suggests that Campbell Soup Company's profitability before accounting for taxes has experienced fluctuations, indicating potential changes in operating efficiency, cost management, or revenue generation during the periods analyzed.