Net income ÷ number of shares ($): the profit earned per share.
What this ratio is
Earnings per share (Earnings Per Share (EPS)): net income ÷ number of shares ($), the profit for each share.
How to read it
The profit of each share. Its direction over the years matters more than its level in any one year.
Common mistake
It rises when a company buys back shares, even with no increase in total profit.
Where to see it on the platform
The fundamentals comparison page shows it for each company against the market median, under the “investment indicators” family, with five years of history and a trailing twelve-month window.
Questions about earnings per share
What does earnings per share mean?
Net income ÷ number of shares ($): the profit earned per share.
How does earnings per share appear on a trading platform?
It appears as "cmp:eps" (full term: Earnings Per Share (EPS)), which is what you see in the options chain or on the order screen.
