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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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For the fiscal year, Campbell’s continues to forecast an organic net sales decline of 2% to 1% and adjusted earnings per share of $2.15 to $2.25.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The company expects sales between $38.8 billion and $39.8 billion and adjusted earnings per share between $10.35 and $10.65, up 6% to 9% year over year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The stock, down 25% in a year, goes for 40 times earnings, with earnings per share expected to double by the end of the decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

With more than 90% of S&P 500 companies reporting results for the first quarter so far, year-over-year growth in earnings per share is up about 29%, according to estimates from financial-data firm LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, Ultra Clean’s forward price/earnings ratio, based on the consensus estimate for earnings per share over the next 12 months, is 25.3.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

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