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RegisterThe quarterly growth rate measures the percentage change in a company's earnings per share compared to the same quarter one year ago. By comparing the same quarter across different years, this metric removes seasonal distortions and reveals the true underlying growth trend of the business.
Many businesses are inherently seasonal — retailers peak at the holidays, construction slows in winter, travel surges in summer. Comparing a quarter directly to the prior quarter can be misleading. The year over year quarterly comparison gives investors a cleaner signal of whether the business is genuinely improving.
A consistently positive quarterly growth rate indicates the company is earning more per share than it did a year ago. Accelerating growth — where each quarter shows a higher growth rate than the previous — is particularly bullish. Decelerating or negative growth warrants further investigation into the cause.
Quarterly growth rates are affected by revenue trends, margin changes, one-time items, share buybacks, and the difficulty or ease of the comparison period from the prior year.