Earnings per share is the quotient of a company's net income divided by the number of shares of stock it has outstanding. In other words, EPS is a company's profit expressed on a per-share basis.

Earnings per share (EPS) is a commonly used measure of a company's profitability. It indicates how much profit each outstanding share of common stock has earned. Generally speaking, the higher a ...

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.78 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.73 per share a year ago. These ...