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underperformance

American  
[uhn-der-per-fawr-muhns] / ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔr məns /

noun

  1. the act or instance of doing less well than expected.


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SpaceX is valued at 100 times 2025 sales, and historically, such high price-to-sales ratios lead to underperformance.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Elliott Investment Management is seeking a strategic review of Australia’s largest gold miner following significant underperformance compared with peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

On a rolling three-month basis, the underperformance topped 8 percentage points earlier this month for the first time since April 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was popping.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

After years of underperformance, Dominion stock is depressed, and trades at 18 times its expected earnings over the next four quarters.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

While he said "no individual or organisation set out to deliberately cause harm or to provide a poor service", any underperformance should have been identified and corrected.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

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