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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Example Sentences

But amid the most persistent bout of underperformance for those Big Tech names since the start of the bull market more than three years ago, some see an opportunity to buy.

From MarketWatch

The current underperformance streak is a historically long one.

From Barron's

Prospects of early elections in Japan have triggered JPY underperformance against G-10 peers, the strategists note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such a period of underperformance is not unprecedented, Papic points out.

From MarketWatch

UBS blamed regulatory uncertainty since the government announced an update to its “too big to fail” banking-regulatory regime in April 2024 through the end of 2025 for its share-price underperformance relative to other European and U.S. banks.

From The Wall Street Journal