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9.73% for June 17, 2013Discover Financial Services Historical Earnings Yield Data
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| June 17, 2013 | 9.73% |
| June 14, 2013 | 9.74% |
| June 13, 2013 | 9.58% |
| June 12, 2013 | 9.71% |
| June 11, 2013 | 9.55% |
| June 10, 2013 | 9.38% |
| June 7, 2013 | 9.47% |
| June 6, 2013 | 9.47% |
| June 5, 2013 | 9.69% |
| June 4, 2013 | 9.54% |
| June 3, 2013 | 9.54% |
| May 31, 2013 | 9.72% |
| May 30, 2013 | 9.58% |
| May 29, 2013 | 9.71% |
| May 28, 2013 | 9.67% |
| May 24, 2013 | 9.67% |
| May 23, 2013 | 9.68% |
| May 22, 2013 | 9.62% |
| May 21, 2013 | 9.43% |
| May 20, 2013 | 9.57% |
| May 17, 2013 | 9.66% |
| May 16, 2013 | 9.92% |
| May 15, 2013 | 9.76% |
| May 14, 2013 | 9.90% |
| May 13, 2013 | 10.20% |
| May 10, 2013 | 10.11% |
| May 9, 2013 | 10.12% |
| May 8, 2013 | 10.01% |
| May 7, 2013 | 10.03% |
| May 6, 2013 | 9.95% |
| May 3, 2013 | 10.04% |
| May 2, 2013 | 10.26% |
| May 1, 2013 | 10.51% |
| April 30, 2013 | 10.54% |
| April 29, 2013 | 10.48% |
| April 26, 2013 | 10.50% |
| April 25, 2013 | 10.41% |
| April 24, 2013 | 10.44% |
| April 23, 2013 | 10.40% |
| April 22, 2013 | 10.57% |
| April 19, 2013 | 10.64% |
| April 18, 2013 | 10.83% |
| April 17, 2013 | 10.85% |
| April 16, 2013 | 10.72% |
| April 15, 2013 | 10.91% |
| April 12, 2013 | 10.64% |
| April 11, 2013 | 10.73% |
| April 10, 2013 | 10.73% |
| April 9, 2013 | 10.65% |
| April 8, 2013 | 10.55% |
About Earnings Yield
Earnings yield is earnings per share from the previous four quarters divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. The earnings yield is quoted as a percentage, which illustrates the percentage of each dollar invested that was earned by the company during the past twelve months.
The earnings yield can be used to compare the earnings of a stock, sector or the whole market against bond yields. Generally, the earnings yields of equities are higher than the yield of risk-free treasury bonds. Financial theorists argue that this difference exists because stock earnings are riskier than bond coupon payments.
If a company has an earnings yield of 64%, investors are purchasing $0.64 of earnings per dollar invested.
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DFS Earnings Yield Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Visa | 1.99% |
| Capital One Financial | 8.83% |
| MasterCard | 3.98% |
DFS Earnings Yield Rankings
| Overall |
94th percentile 878 of 16770 |
| Sector |
89th percentile 218 of 2011 in Financial Services |
| Industry |
83rd percentile 13 of 77 in Credit Services |
DFS Earnings Yield Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 5.10% | Sep 12 2008 |
| Maximum | 40.70% | Mar 5 2009 |
| Average | 13.36% |
