earnings per share

American  

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the net income of a corporation divided by the total number of shares of its common stock outstanding at a given time. EPS

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Example Sentences

A company’s diluted common-share count is the number used to calculate its earnings per share.

From MarketWatch

A company’s diluted common-share count is the number used to calculate its earnings per share.

From MarketWatch

When a company buys back stock, the number of shares will decline, boosting earnings per share — and hopefully the stock price.

From MarketWatch

For its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended in October, Deere reported earnings per share of $3.93 from revenue of $12.4 billion.

From Barron's

For the fiscal first quarter, the company expects adjusted earnings per share of 73 cents to 81 cents.

From The Wall Street Journal