earnings per share

earnings per share definition - finance
A financial measurement that takes a companyÂ’s total amount of net income and divides it by the number of shares outstanding. Two calculation methods used are basic and diluted earnings per share. See also basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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