Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI4) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 64.26 (As of Dec. 2025) — 216% Above Median

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LTS:0AI4 Carlsberg AS LTS:0AI4
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Price kr913.30
GF Value kr1,112.27
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Carlsberg AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Carlsberg AS LTS:0AI4 +0.10% 80 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 64.26 as of Dec. 2025, which is 216% above its 10-year median of 20.34. GuruFocus rates LTS:0AI4 with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of kr1,112.27 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 124 Beverages - Alcoholic companies, Carlsberg AS ranks better than 52.42% 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)."

Carlsberg AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr64.26. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 14.21.


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

LTS:0AI4' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.3   Med: 20.34   Max: 96.21
Current: 14.21


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Carlsberg AS was 96.21. The lowest was 9.30. And the median was 20.34.


LTS:0AI4's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
52.42% of 124 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 16.45 vs LTS:0AI4: 14.21

Carlsberg AS's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr19.50. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr46.40. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 19.68.

Carlsberg AS's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr27.35. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr56.51. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 16.16.


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.


Carlsberg AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Carlsberg AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Carlsberg AS'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.

Carlsberg AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Carlsberg AS 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 61.59 11.61 -292.26 73.47 63.60

Carlsberg AS 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 -292.26 0.00 73.47 0.00 63.60

LTS:0AI4 vs BUD, STZ, TAP: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Carlsberg AS'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.


Carlsberg AS Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Carlsberg AS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Carlsberg AS 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)

Carlsberg AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 5,955
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 5,428
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 2,374
Change In Working Capital -563
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 133

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Carlsberg AS's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr5,955 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Carlsberg AS's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr5,428 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. Carlsberg AS's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = kr2,374 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.

Carlsberg AS's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = kr2,374 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Carlsberg AS's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr-563 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. Carlsberg AS's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 132.540 Mil.

Carlsberg AS'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
=( 5955 +5428+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-2374.454+-563)/132.540
=64.26

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=913.30/64.26
=14.21

* 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 64.26 mean?
Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI4) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 64.26 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Carlsberg AS. This is 216% above median its historical median of 20.34. Over the past decade, Carlsberg AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 9.30 to 96.21. According to the industry distribution chart, Carlsberg AS ranks #59 out of 124 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 47.6%.
Is Carlsberg AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Carlsberg AS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 64.26 is 216% above median its 10-year median of 20.34. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 9.30 to a high of 96.21. The Beverages - Alcoholic industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.45. Carlsberg AS's value of 64.26 is 290.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Carlsberg AS ranks #59 out of 124 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Carlsberg AS has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Carlsberg AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to BUD and STZ?
According to the Beverages - Alcoholic industry distribution chart, Carlsberg AS ranks #59 out of 124 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Carlsberg AS in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.45. Carlsberg AS's value of 64.26 is 290.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Carlsberg AS's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 9.30 to 96.21 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 20.34 vs. the industry median of 16.45, Carlsberg AS 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 Beverages - Alcoholic company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Beverages - Alcoholic companies is 16.45, based on 124 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. Carlsberg AS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 64.26 is 290.6% 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 Carlsberg AS. For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Carlsberg AS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 64.26, which is 216% above median its own 10-year median of 20.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Carlsberg AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI4) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr1,112.27, compared to a current price of kr913.30 — trading 17.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 64.26, which is 216% above median its 10-year median of 20.34 and 290.6% above the Beverages - Alcoholic industry median of 16.45. Carlsberg AS's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 9 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 Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI4), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 64.26 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 Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carlsberg AS stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of kr913.30 is trading 17.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr1,112.27. GuruFocus considers Carlsberg AS to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0AI4:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 64.26 (216% above median its 10-year median of 20.34)
  • GF Value™: kr1,112.27 vs. price of kr913.30 (17.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 9 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 290.6% above the Beverages - Alcoholic median (#59 of 124)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0AI4 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Carlsberg AS Business Description

Address J.C. Jacobsens Gade 1, Copenhagen, DNK, 1799
Carlsberg is the third-largest brewer in the world after Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken. It holds leading share in Scandinavia, western China, and several other markets in Asia. Its key brands include Carlsberg, 1664, Tuborg, Holsten, and Somersby. The company's 2025 beverage volume was split among Western Europe (42%), Eastern Europe and India (28%), and Asia (30%).
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