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Glossary

EPS (earnings per share)

The year's profit divided by the number of shares: the slice of profit belonging to each share.

What it is

The year's profit divided by the number of shares: the slice of profit belonging to each share. Shown on the stocks pages.

How Dados B3 calculates it

the year's profit attributable to controlling shareholders ÷ shares outstanding.

Example

Illustrative example, with made-up numbers to keep the arithmetic easy: Profit of R$ 100 million and 50 million shares: EPS = R$ 2.00. With the share at R$ 20, P/E = 10.

What to watch for when reading it

• Units (share baskets) have EPS per share, not per unit; see the note on the page when it applies.
• Stock splits change the number of shares; the site adjusts only when the price confirms the event.

See also

• P/E (price to earnings)
• BVPS (book value per share)

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Educational content to understand what each number means. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell.