Earnings per share growth (EPS growth 1Y)
How much earnings per share changed against the prior fiscal year.
Per share is the basis that matters to an owner, because it nets out dilution.
How it is computed here
(EPS this year - EPS last year) / absolute value of EPS last year x 100
Measured over the latest complete fiscal year, as filed. 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
- Wildly unstable off a small base: a move from 0.01 to 0.05 is 400 percent and means very little.
- Buybacks raise earnings per share without the business improving.
- A single year is not evidence. Read it against the full filed history above before it changes your mind about anything.
Questions
How is earnings per share growth calculated?
(EPS this year - EPS last year) / absolute value of EPS last year x 100. Measured over the latest complete fiscal year, as filed.
What does earnings per share growth tell a value investor?
Per share is the basis that matters to an owner, because it nets out dilution.
When does earnings per share growth mislead?
Wildly unstable off a small base: a move from 0.01 to 0.05 is 400 percent and means very little. Buybacks raise earnings per share without the business improving. A single year is not evidence. Read it against the full filed history above before it changes your mind about anything.