EPS
n. uncountablen. Stands for earnings per share. The amount of money a company makes for each share of its stock. It helps investors see how profitable a business is.
n. Abbreviation for earnings per share. The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. Serves as a key indicator of corporate profitability and is often used to calculate the price-to-earnings ratio.
The company reported a higher EPS than analysts expected.
Investors were pleased when the tech giant announced an EPS of four dollars, suggesting strong quarterly growth.
While a rising EPS generally signals financial health, savvy investors also examine the cash flow to ensure that accounting maneuvers aren't artificially inflating the reported earnings per share.
Usually functions as an acronym for 'earnings per share'; typically treated as uncountable when referring to the metric, though specific values can be pluralized.