earnings miss

Noun

earnings miss (plural earnings misses)

1. A lower revenue or earnings per share than what analysts have predicted.
   • As for the barely discussed financial results, the company earned adjusted income of $1.8 billion in the third quarter, down 29% from a year ago. That was a slightly bigger drop in earnings than analysts had forecast, and net income tumbled 37%. Despite the earnings miss, it was still the company’s...2025 October 23, Chris Isidore, “Tesla’s best quarter of year isn’t enough to impress investors. Because they know it won’t last”, in CNN Business
   • Investors have soured on Heineken after two years of weak performance and a string of earnings misses, with shares falling by a fifth from highs in 2023.2025 October 25, Madeleine Speed, “Heineken stirs debate on health with toast to beer’s role as a social lubricant”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1

   Antonyms:

   earnings beat