per-share ˌper-ˈshare adjective
per-share earnings/profit/gain etc FINANCE the amount of profit made by a company for each of its shares:
• a 42% decline in per-share earnings
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per-share UK US adjective
► FINANCE used to describe a company's profit for a particular period divided by the number of its shares: »
The company's third-quarter earnings fall below year-earlier results on a per-share basis.
»Analysts expect per-share earnings of $1.36 this year.
Financial and business terms. 2012.