Earnings per share growth, three years (EPS CAGR 3Y)
The compound annual growth of earnings per share over three years.
It is the per-share compounding rate an owner actually experienced.
How it is computed here
Compound annual growth rate of earnings per share over three years
Computed across several filed fiscal years. Filed under growth. Higher is the stronger reading, other things equal.
No published threshold exists for this figure, so this page prints none. Read it against the company's own history and its peers instead.
When it misleads
- Meaningless when either endpoint is negative.
- Endpoint sensitivity: pick a bad base year and any company looks like a compounder.
Questions
How is earnings per share growth, three years calculated?
Compound annual growth rate of earnings per share over three years. Computed across several filed fiscal years.
What does earnings per share growth, three years tell a value investor?
It is the per-share compounding rate an owner actually experienced.
When does earnings per share growth, three years mislead?
Meaningless when either endpoint is negative. Endpoint sensitivity: pick a bad base year and any company looks like a compounder.