LGDDF (Lagardere) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 6.79 (As of Dec. 2025) — 60% Above Median

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LGDDF Lagardere SA LGDDF
71 GF Score
Price $20.33
GF Value $27.02
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Lagardere Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Lagardere LGDDF 71 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 6.79 as of Dec. 2025, which is 60% above its 10-year median of 4.25. GuruFocus rates LGDDF with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of $27.02 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 574 Retail - Cyclical companies, Lagardere ranks better than 86.24% 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)."

Lagardere's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $6.79. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 2.99.


The historical rank and industry rank for Lagardere's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

LGDDF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 4.25   Max: 33.78
Current: 2.99


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Lagardere was 33.78. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 4.25.


LGDDF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
86.24% of 574 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.755 vs LGDDF: 2.99

Lagardere's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.48. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.67. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 12.17.

Lagardere's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.76. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $2.11. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 9.62.


Be Aware

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.


Lagardere Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Lagardere Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lagardere'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.

Lagardere Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Lagardere Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.62 4.13 5.47 6.60 7.81

Lagardere Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 5.47 0.00 6.60 0.00 7.81

LGDDF vs CASY, WSM, DKS: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Lagardere'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.


Lagardere Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lagardere's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lagardere's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Lagardere 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)

Lagardere's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 238
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 973
Change In Deferred Tax 130
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 212
Change In Working Capital 4
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 143

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Lagardere's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $238 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Lagardere's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $973 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. Lagardere's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $130 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $212 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 year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, 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.

Lagardere's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $212 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Lagardere's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $4 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. Lagardere's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 142.636 Mil.

Lagardere's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 237.705 +973.068+129.977
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-212.126+3.513)/142.636
=6.79

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=20.33/6.79
=2.99

* 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 6.79 mean?
Lagardere (LGDDF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 6.79 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Lagardere. This is 60% above median its historical median of 4.25. Over the past decade, Lagardere's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.80 to 33.78. According to the industry distribution chart, Lagardere ranks #79 out of 574 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 13.8%.
Is Lagardere's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Lagardere's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 6.79 is 60% above median its 10-year median of 4.25. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.80 to a high of 33.78. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.76. Lagardere's value of 6.79 is 36.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Lagardere ranks #79 out of 574 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Lagardere has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lagardere's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CASY and WSM?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Lagardere ranks #79 out of 574 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Lagardere in the top 14% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.76. Lagardere's value of 6.79 is 36.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Lagardere's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.80 to 33.78 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.25 vs. the industry median of 10.76, Lagardere has consistently been below 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Retail - Cyclical companies is 10.76, based on 574 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. Lagardere's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 6.79 is 36.9% below 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 Lagardere. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.76 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Lagardere's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 6.79, which is 60% above median its own 10-year median of 4.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lagardere stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lagardere (LGDDF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $27.02, compared to a current price of $20.33 — trading 24.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 6.79, which is 60% above median its 10-year median of 4.25 and 36.9% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.76. Lagardere's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 3 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 Lagardere (LGDDF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 6.79 as of Dec. 2025. 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 Lagardere (LGDDF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lagardere stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $20.33 is trading 24.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $27.02. GuruFocus considers Lagardere to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LGDDF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 6.79 (60% above median its 10-year median of 4.25)
  • GF Value™: $27.02 vs. price of $20.33 (24.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 36.9% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#79 of 574)

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


Lagardere Business Description

Address 4, rue de Presbourg, Paris, FRA, 75016
Lagardere SA is in the business of content publishing, production, broadcasting, and distribution. It is also engaged in the travel retail business with various brands such as Relay and Aelia Duty-Free, and other selective distribution brands. The company operates through divisions: Lagardere Publishing, Lagardere Travel Retail, and others.
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