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Earnings per share (EPS) formula

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 Description of the Earnings per share (EPS) formula

Formula for the calculation of a company's earnings per share.

  Formula

\[ EPS=\frac{\text{Net income} - \text{Dividends paid for preferred stock}}{\text{Average number of outstanding shares}} \ \]