Definitions:

1. A key indicator of a company's profitability and is widely used by investors to assess a company's financial health and performance. NOUN
   • The company's earnings per share is closely watched by both individual investors and institutional investors.
2. Is a financial metric that indicates the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. NOUN
   • Analyst look at Earning Per Share to gauge a company's financial performance over time.

Synonyms:

• net income per share
• profit per share