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Earnings Yield

The earnings per share for the most recent 12 months divided by market price per share.

Investopedia Commentary

Earnings yield is the inverse of the price-earnings ratio. Basically, it's the amount of earnings you buy for every dollar worth of stock.

See also: EPS, Fed Model, Price-Earnings Ratio, Yield

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earnings yield

See earnings-price ratio.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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