Earnings Per Share (EPS) Calculator

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Basic EPS uses only common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS includes potential shares from options, warrants and convertible securities.
Total after-tax profit for the period as reported on the income statement.
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Dividends declared to preferred shareholders during the period. These are subtracted before dividing by common shares.
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Basic common shares outstanding at the start of the reporting period.
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Basic common shares outstanding at the end of the reporting period. The calculator uses the simple average of beginning and ending shares as the weighted average.
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Basic EPSModerate EPS
1.5USD/share

Net earnings attributable to each common share

Net earnings for common225,000,000USD
Weighted avg. shares (basic)150,000,000shares
Basic EPS1.5
Diluted EPS1.25

Basic EPS is $1.50 per share.

  • Net earnings available to common shareholders are $225,000,000, spread across 150,000,000 weighted-average shares.
  • Share count fell from 160,000,000 to 140,000,000 during the period, suggesting a buyback program that boosted EPS.

Next stepDivide the current market price per share by EPS to get the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio, the most widely used valuation multiple for comparing companies.

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