Earnings per share is the quotient of a company's net income divided by the number of shares of stock it has outstanding. In other words, EPS is a company's profit expressed on a per-share basis.

For Amazon's first-quarter results, analysts are calling for earnings of $1.36 per share (+38.8% YoY) on revenue of $155.1 billion (+8.2% YoY). Apple (AAPL) takes its turn on the earnings calendar ...