The Earnings Per Share Growth Rate is the compound annual growth rate of Earnings Per Share Excluding Extraordinary Items and Discontinued Operations. If the most recent fiscal year earnings per share value is negative, the result is Not Meaningful. EPSGR% is calculated for 3 years whenever 4 years of earnings are available and positive. If the required 4 years are not available for any given company, the result is a NM (Not Meaningful) or a NA (Not Available) depending on the condition.