EPS (Earnings Per Share)

The company's yearly profit divided by the number of shares.

If a company earns ₹1,000 crore and has 100 crore shares, each share "earned" ₹10. That ₹10 is the EPS.

It matters because profit alone does not tell you what your one share is worth. A company can grow total profit while issuing so many new shares that EPS barely moves — and it is EPS, not total profit, that drives the price you pay.

EPS is the denominator of the PE ratio, so the two are always read together.

Net profit ₹4,000 crore, shares outstanding 101 crore → EPS = ₹39.6. At a share price of ₹2,182 that is a PE of about 55.

A one-off event — selling a factory, a tax refund, a write-off — can inflate or crush EPS for a single year. Always look at the trend across several years rather than one number.

Analysis only: Supath AI does not give investment advice. Consult a SEBI-registered financial advisor before making investment decisions.