fiscal year

American  

noun

1. any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.

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fiscal year British  

noun

1. any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up

2. the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year

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fiscal year Cultural  

1. A twelve-month period for which an organization, such as a government or corporation, plans the use of its funds. Commonly, fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30, or, in the case of the U.S. government, from October 1 to September 30.

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Etymology

Origin of fiscal year

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

Wall Street expects earnings per share to top $60 for the fiscal year ending in August—and to come in around $106 for the next fiscal year, according to estimates from Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In its own report last month, Sandisk said five customers had signed long-term agreements—enough to cover more than a third of the company’s production capacity for the next fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Despite the memory shortage, dubbed “RAMageddon,” Wall Street analysts expect Best Buy to deliver earnings growth of 1% for the current fiscal year ending in January 2027, and 8% the following year.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

For the full fiscal year, the company raised its product-revenue guidance to $5.84 billion from $5.66 billion.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The revenues of the Islands for the past fiscal year have amounted to about $10,638,000, gold.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.

Related Words

• calendar year
• financial year