How did the earnings per share for the voting stock (UHAL) compare to the nonâvoting shares (UHAL.B) and historical trends?
What the release tells us
- The press release only provides the earningsâperâshare (EPS) figure for UHAL.B, the nonâvoting class of shares: $0.73 for the quarter ending JuneâŻ30âŻ2025 (the first quarter of fiscalâŻ2026).
- The release does not disclose an EPS number for the voting class (UHAL) in this quarterâs announcement.
What can be inferred (and what we cannot infer)
| Item | Information from the release | What we can deduce |
|---|---|---|
| EPS for nonâvoting shares (UHAL.B) | $0.73 per share (Q1 FYâŻ2026) | Directly given |
| EPS for voting shares (UHAL) | Not disclosed | We have no figure to quote or compare |
| Historical EPS trend for either class | Not provided in the release. The only historical metric offered is total net earnings: $195.4âŻmillion (Q1 FYâŻ2025) vs. $142.3âŻmillion (Q1 FYâŻ2026), indicating a ~27âŻ% decline in net earnings. | Because the same net earnings are allocated to both voting and nonâvoting shares, any change in total earnings will affect both EPS figures, but the exact perâshare impact depends on the shareâcount of each class. No specific historical EPS numbers are available here to plot a trend. |
| Typical relationship between voting and nonâvoting EPS | Not addressed, but generally the same earnings are allocated across all share classes. The EPS for each class can differ only because the number of shares outstanding differs (e.g., if there are more nonâvoting shares than voting shares, the EPS for the nonâvoting class will be lower). | Therefore, if the voting class has fewer shares outstanding, its EPS would normally be higher than the $0.73 reported for the nonâvoting class, but the exact amount is unknown without the votingâshare EPS. |
Answer to the question
Direct comparison: The news article gives an EPS of $0.73 for the nonâvoting shares (UHAL.B) but does not provide the EPS for the voting shares (UHAL). Consequently, we cannot quantify how the votingâstock EPS compares with the nonâvotingâstock EPS for this quarter.
Historical trend: Because the release does not list priorâperiod EPS figures (either for UHAL or for UHAL.B), we cannot chart a historical trend for either class from the information supplied. The only historical data presented is the drop in total net earnings from $195.4âŻmillion (last year) to $142.3âŻmillion this year, implying that EPS for both classes has likely declined yearâoverâyear, but the magnitude of that decline for each class cannot be calculated from the given data.
Bottom line: The only EPS figure disclosed is $0.73 for the nonâvoting shares; the EPS for the voting shares and any historical EPS figures are not provided in the announcement, so a direct comparison or a trend analysis cannot be performed without additional data.