earnings per share

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

Example Sentences

For the September quarter, Emerson posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.62, up from $1.48 a year earlier and matching Wall Street estimates.

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The chip maker reported after the bell Tuesday, posting earnings per share of $1.20 for the September quarter, compared with the consensus call for $1.17 among Wall Street analysts surveyed by FactSet.

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Adjusted earnings per share were also 12 cents, below estimates of 13 cents a share, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

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Adjusted earnings per share beat estimates, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

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For the September quarter, the server maker reported adjusted earnings per share of 35 cents, compared to Wall Street’s consensus estimate of 37 cents, according to FactSet.

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