H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (CHIX:HMBS) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 15.92 (As of May. 2026) — 34% Above Median

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CHIX:HMBS H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB CHIX:HMBS
83 GF Score
Price kr179.15
GF Value kr161.15
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB CHIX:HMBS 83 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.92 as of May. 2026, which is 34% above its 10-year median of 11.91. GuruFocus rates CHIX:HMBS with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of kr161.15 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 495 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories companies, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB ranks better than 55.15% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr15.92. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 11.25.


The historical rank and industry rank for H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:HMBs' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.49   Med: 11.91   Max: 31.64
Current: 11.25


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB was 31.64. The lowest was 5.49. And the median was 11.91.


CHIX:HMBs's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
55.15% of 495 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 12.78 vs CHIX:HMBs: 11.25

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in May. 2026 was kr2.49. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr7.67. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 23.36.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in May. 2026 was kr2.53. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr7.77. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 23.07.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.54 11.55 19.44 14.88 15.62

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.65 14.89 15.62 15.15 15.99

CHIX:HMBS vs RL, LEVI, VFC: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


CHIX:HMBS
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H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 12,301
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 20,153
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 6,484
Change In Working Capital -568
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,598

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr12,301 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr20,153 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = kr6,484 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = kr6,484 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr-568 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 1597.601 Mil.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 12301 +20153+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-6483.7683400416+-568)/1597.601
=15.92

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=179.15/15.92
=11.25

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 15.92 mean?
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (CHIX:HMBS) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 15.92 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB. This is 34% above median its historical median of 11.91. Over the past decade, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 5.49 to 31.64. According to the industry distribution chart, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB ranks #222 out of 495 companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, placing it in the top 44.8%.
Is H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 15.92 is 34% above median its 10-year median of 11.91. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.49 to a high of 31.64. The Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.78. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's value of 15.92 is 24.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB ranks #222 out of 495 companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to RL and LEVI?
According to the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry distribution chart, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB ranks #222 out of 495 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.78. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's value of 15.92 is 24.6% above this benchmark. Historically, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 5.49 to 31.64 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.91 vs. the industry median of 12.78, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories companies is 12.78, based on 495 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 15.92 is 24.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB. For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.78 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.92, which is 34% above median its own 10-year median of 11.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (CHIX:HMBS) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr161.15, compared to a current price of kr179.15 — trading 11.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.92, which is 34% above median its 10-year median of 11.91 and 24.6% above the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry median of 12.78. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (CHIX:HMBS), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.92 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (CHIX:HMBS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of kr179.15 is trading 11.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr161.15. GuruFocus considers H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:HMBS:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 15.92 (34% above median its 10-year median of 11.91)
  • GF Value™: kr161.15 vs. price of kr179.15 (11.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 24.6% above the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories median (#222 of 495)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:HMBS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Business Description

Address Master Samuelsgatan 46A, Stockholm, SWE, SE-106 38
The H&M Group is a global multi-brand fashion conglomerate founded in 1947. Its flagship brand, H&M, generates the majority of the group's revenue, while ARKET, COS, and the secondhand platform Sellpy represent key sources of future growth. Geographically, 34% of group revenues are generated in Western Europe, followed by North and South America at 23%, and both Southern Europe and Asia, Oceania, and Africa at 13% each. The Nordic region accounts for approximately 9% of total sales.The company operates 4,101 stores (3,660 attributable to H&M brand) across 81 markets worldwide, the majority of which are leased. Online sales contributed slightly above 30% of total group revenue in financial 2025 .
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