[] ( EPS) () the amount of profit that a company has made during a particular period, divided by the number of ordinary shares (= shares that give their owners the right to a share of the company's profits) that people own 每股收益，每股赢利（公司某一时期的赢利额除以普通股数量）◆Earnings per share were 15 cents, down from 22 cents a year ago. 每股赢利从一年前的 22 分下降到 15 分。◆The company expects annual earnings-per-share growth of 12 per cent. 公司预计年每股赢利增长 12 ％ 。◆an earnings-per-share estimate/forecast 每股赢利估计／预测◆The company expects EPS growth of 15 per cent next year. 公司预计明年每股赢利增长 15 ％ 。HELP This phrase can also be used as a singular noun 这个短语也可用作单数名词：◆an earnings per share of 121 cents 每股赢利 121 分ⓘ This is also sometimes called earnings per common share in American English and earnings per ordinary share in British English. 美式英语有时称为 earnings per common share，而英式英语称为 earnings per ordinary share。