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Woolworths Group Limited WOW.AX

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Woolworths Group Limited statistics & valuation

Market capA$48.5B
P / E50.4×
P / S0.7×
P / B10.0×
Dividend yield3.43%
Net margin1.4%
Return on equity19.8%
Net debtA$16.1B
Enterprise value USD$45.7B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-1.6%
Return on capital-4.8%
Graham number -78.9%A$8.38

Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (A$8.38); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
13.00% 2.50% 0.20% 1.40% 2022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
29.70% 26.70% 27.30% 27.20% 2022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
0.10% 0.60% -1.70% -1.50% 2022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
132.70% 25.20% 2.00% 19.80% 2022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.22B 1.22B 1.22B 1.22B 2022202320242025
Net debt (A$)
A$15.73B A$14.60B A$15.42B A$16.11B 2022202320242025
Share buybacks (A$)
A$2.00B 2022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
23.80% 4.80% 0.30% 2.80% 2022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.80× 2.45× 3.09× 3.58× 2022202320242025
EPS (A$)
A$6.45 A$1.32 A$0.09 A$0.78 2022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Woolworths Group Limited trades at about 50.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.8×–387.6×, median 40.2×).

5.8× 387.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.8×–387.6×); dot = today's 50.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Gross margin27.2%27.3%26.7%29.7%
Operating margin-1.5%-1.7%0.6%0.1%
Net margin1.4%0.2%2.5%13.0%
Return on assets2.8%0.3%4.8%23.8%
Return on equity19.8%2.0%25.2%132.7%
Debt / equity1.08×0.71×0.51×0.66×
Current ratio0.570.550.540.57

Computed from company filings · AU · as of 2025-06-30. Figures in AUD. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.