Earnings Per Share Growth Calculator

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Earnings per share at the beginning of the period. Can be negative (the CAGR formula requires both values to share the same sign for a meaningful result).
Most recent or final earnings per share.
How many years separate your starting EPS from your ending EPS.
years
Optional: enter a forward-looking growth rate to project next year's EPS and the multi-year trajectory.
%
How many years ahead to project EPS using the assumed growth rate.
years
EPS CAGRHigh EPS growth
16.72%

Compound annual growth rate over the period

Total growth1.17%
Projected EPS (next year)7.15
Years to double EPS4.3
16.72% %
Declining<0%Slow0%-5%Healthy5%-15%High15%+

EPS CAGR is 16.72% over 5 years.

  • EPS grew from 3.00 to 6.50 over 5 years, a total change of 116.7%.
  • At a 16.72% annual growth rate, this sits in the high-growth range (above 15% per year).
  • At this pace, EPS would double in roughly 4.3 years (Rule of 72).
  • Using an assumed 10.0% forward rate, projected EPS next year is 7.15.

Next stepHigh growth rates are exciting, but check whether gains are from real earnings expansion or primarily share buybacks reducing the denominator. Pair EPS growth with revenue and free cash flow trends.

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