# EPS Growth

Year-over-year percentage change in diluted EPS.

## Definition

EPS growth measures how fast per-share earnings are expanding. Combines top-line growth, margin expansion or contraction, and share-count changes into a single number.

## Formula

(EPS this period − EPS prior period) ÷ EPS prior period × 100

## Why it matters

EPS growth captures everything that affects a shareholder's slice: the business growing, getting more profitable, and either issuing or retiring shares. Sustained EPS growth above the cost of capital is the basic requirement of a worthwhile equity investment.

## How Standard Equity uses it

Shown year over year in the main table. The EPS row's 5Y and 10Y columns give its compound annual growth rate.

## The metric

| Category | Per-Share |
| -------- | --------- |
| Unit     | %         |

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