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Financial Definitions
A concise glossary for the metrics used across TGMCharts. For ticker-specific data, open a stock page and follow any metric link.
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate. CAGR expresses the smoothed annual rate that connects a starting value to an ending value over a period.
Total Return
Price appreciation plus dividends. TGMCharts treats total return as a reinvested-dividend series when reliable dividend history is available.
Revenue
The sales a company reports before expenses. Revenue CAGR helps identify companies with sustained top-line growth.
EPS
Earnings per share. EPS divides earnings attributable to shareholders by the share count, usually with diluted shares for comparability.
Free Cash Flow
Cash from operations minus capital expenditures. It is often used to evaluate how much cash a company can generate after reinvesting in the business.
Dividend Yield
Annual dividend per share divided by share price. Yield changes with both dividend policy and stock price.
Payout Ratio
Dividends divided by earnings. It is a rough indicator of how much profit is being returned to shareholders as dividends.
Enterprise Value
Market capitalization plus debt and preferred claims, less cash and equivalents. It estimates the value of the operating business.
ROIC
Return on invested capital. ROIC compares operating profit to the capital used by the business.