EPS Growth
The percentage change in earnings per share (net profit divided by share count) from one period to the same period a year earlier.
What it is
EPS growth measures how fast a company's profit on a per-share basis is rising or falling. Earnings per share (EPS) is net income divided by the number of shares outstanding, so it shows the slice of profit attributable to each share. EPS growth tells you whether owners of a single share are getting more profitable over time.
Why it matters
EPS growth often moves a stock price because much of valuation is built on expected future earnings per share. A key pitfall is that EPS can grow without the business actually earning more: large share buybacks shrink the share count and lift EPS, while new share issuance dilutes it. Always separate EPS growth driven by real profit gains from changes caused by the share count or by one-time items, and prefer diluted EPS (which counts options and convertibles) for a conservative view.
How it's calculated
Take the current period's EPS, subtract the prior comparable period's EPS, divide by that prior EPS, and multiply by 100 to express it as a percentage.
How Quintarthai uses it
EPS and its growth trend appear in the Financials and Statistics tabs of each company's deep-analysis page, and Quinn's AI take and bull/bear discussion can flag when EPS growth is driven by buybacks rather than operating profit.