Reading Financial Data - Step by Step / Reading a company's financials
What is EPS?
Diluted EPS is earnings per share after including dilutive shares.
Concept
EPS is a per-share figure. Diluted EPS is the conservative version because it counts potential shares from options, convertibles, and similar instruments.
Worked Example: Read Apple's diluted EPS
- AAPL reported net income of $112.0 billion for fiscal 2025.
- The same SEC companyfacts set reports diluted EPS of $7.46 per diluted share.
- grepcent defaults to diluted EPS because it uses the broader share count, not just shares currently outstanding.
- Read the EPS line as dollars per diluted share, not total company dollars.