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Earnings per Share (Basic EPS) Calculator

EPS = (Net Income − Preferred Dividends) / Weighted Avg Shares.

Compute the basic earnings per share — net income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: EPS = (Net Income − Preferred Dividends) / WASO. Excludes dilutive securities (use diluted EPS for those).

Nadia Almasri By Nadia Almasri
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  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
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  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

EPS = (NI − Pref Div) / WASO.

In depth

Compute the basic earnings per share — net income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: EPS = (Net Income − Preferred Dividends) / WASO. Excludes dilutive securities (use diluted EPS for those).