the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
Examples of 'share earnings' in a sentence
share earnings
Analysts had been expecting per-share earnings of 64 cents.
canada.com (2004)
Per-share earnings rose to $1.60 from or 81 cents.
Houston Chronicle (2010)
The company also said it will accelerate store openings during 2003 to realize 5-per-cent revenue growth and double-digit growth in per-share earnings.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Its per-share earnings fell to 27 cents from 28 cents with more shares outstanding in the latest quarter.
Globe and Mail (2003)
At the moment, its per-share earnings are growing at a compound annual rate of about 5.6 per cent, they said.