Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 5.69 (As of Mar. 2026) — 77% Below Median

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XSWX:CFR Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA XSWX:CFR
93 GF Score
Price CHF195.60
GF Value CHF145.48
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Compagnie Financiere Richemont Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Compagnie Financiere Richemont XSWX:CFR +6.68% 93 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.69 as of Mar. 2026, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 24.32. GuruFocus rates XSWX:CFR with a GF Score™ of 93/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF145.48 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 574 Retail - Cyclical companies, Compagnie Financiere Richemont ranks worse than 82.58% 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)."

Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF5.69. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 34.38.


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

XSWX:CFR' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.01   Med: 24.32   Max: 54.04
Current: 32.04


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Compagnie Financiere Richemont was 54.04. The lowest was 10.01. And the median was 24.32.


XSWX:CFR's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
82.58% of 574 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.74 vs XSWX:CFR: 32.04

Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF2.58. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF5.45. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 35.87.

Compagnie Financiere Richemont's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF2.83. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF5.64. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 34.70.


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.


Compagnie Financiere Richemont Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Compagnie Financiere Richemont Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compagnie Financiere Richemont'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.

Compagnie Financiere Richemont Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Compagnie Financiere Richemont Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.60 -0.11 3.91 4.50 5.69

Compagnie Financiere Richemont Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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 3.91 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.69

XSWX:CFR vs TPR, SIG, CPRI: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Compagnie Financiere Richemont'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.


Compagnie Financiere Richemont Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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Compagnie Financiere Richemont 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)

Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 3,171
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,464
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 815
Change In Working Capital -468
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 590

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF3,171 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF1,464 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. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF815 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.

Compagnie Financiere Richemont's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF815 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF-468 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. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 589.600 Mil.

Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 3171.044 +1464.469+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-814.9494+-467.829)/589.600
=5.69

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=195.60/5.69
=34.38

* 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 5.69 mean?
Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.69 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Compagnie Financiere Richemont. This is 77% below median its historical median of 24.32. Over the past decade, Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.01 to 54.04. According to the industry distribution chart, Compagnie Financiere Richemont ranks #474 out of 574 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 82.6%.
Is Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Compagnie Financiere Richemont's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.69 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 24.32. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.01 to a high of 54.04. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.74. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's value of 5.69 is 47% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Compagnie Financiere Richemont ranks #474 out of 574 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Compagnie Financiere Richemont has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compagnie Financiere Richemont's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to TPR and SIG?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Compagnie Financiere Richemont ranks #474 out of 574 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Compagnie Financiere Richemont in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.74. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's value of 5.69 is 47% below this benchmark. Historically, Compagnie Financiere Richemont's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.01 to 54.04 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 24.32 vs. the industry median of 10.74, Compagnie Financiere Richemont 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 10.74, 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. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.69 is 47% 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.74 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.69, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 24.32. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compagnie Financiere Richemont stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF145.48, compared to a current price of CHF195.60 — trading 34.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.69, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 24.32 and 47% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.74. Compagnie Financiere Richemont's overall GF Score™ is 93/100 with 5 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.69 as of Mar. 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 Compagnie Financiere Richemont (XSWX:CFR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie Financiere Richemont stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF195.60 is trading 34.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF145.48. GuruFocus considers Compagnie Financiere Richemont to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:CFR:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 5.69 (77% below median its 10-year median of 24.32)
  • GF Value™: CHF145.48 vs. price of CHF195.60 (34.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 47% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#474 of 574)

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


Compagnie Financiere Richemont Business Description

Address 50 Chemin de la Chenaie, CP 30, Bellevue, Geneva, CHE, 1293
Richemont is a luxury goods conglomerate with 20 brands. Jewelry and watch brands make up 87% of sales, but the group is also active in accessories, writing instruments, clothing, and online luxury retail. Richemont's Jewellery Maisons, including Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, account for over 70% of revenue and the vast majority of profits. Its other brands include Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC Schaffhausen, Lange & Soehne, Officine Panerai, Chloe, and Montblanc.
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