Earnings per share growth, five years (EPS CAGR 5Y)
The compound annual growth of earnings per share over five years.
Over five years buybacks, dilution and margin change all show up in one number that an owner can feel.
How it is computed here
Compound annual growth rate of earnings per share over five 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.
- Withheld when fewer than five filed years exist.
- After a split, filed per-share figures are restated to today's share count, and the split is cited.
Questions
How is earnings per share growth, five years calculated?
Compound annual growth rate of earnings per share over five years. Computed across several filed fiscal years.
What does earnings per share growth, five years tell a value investor?
Over five years buybacks, dilution and margin change all show up in one number that an owner can feel.
When does earnings per share growth, five years mislead?
Meaningless when either endpoint is negative. Withheld when fewer than five filed years exist. After a split, filed per-share figures are restated to today's share count, and the split is cited.