year-over-year
adjective
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE (also year over year) ukus(also year-on-year); (also year on year)used to compare financial results with those of the same period in the previous year:
Earnings per share are up 10% year over year.
First Active reports more than 100% year-on-year growth in sales
Profits were down 11% on a year-over-year basis.
year-over-year comparisons/declines/increases
year-over-year
adverb
This is the 12th straight month in which monthly sales have declined, year-over-year.