How do the time periods work in the screener and what does FY0 mean?

In this brief article, we wanted to clarify what these time periods mean in the screener.

If you choose a metric from the Financials database in the screener, the time periods are fairly self-explanatory. These time periods are based on the Fiscal Year that companies report in.


If you choose a metric from the Estimates database in the screener, you may notice that the time periods are a bit more confusing. First of all, there is a choice between Fiscal Year and Calendar Year. Fiscal Year is the one-year period that companies decide to use for financial reporting purposes. Fiscal Years do not always end on December 31st. On the other hand, the Calendar Year standardizes for a December 31st Year End period.

You may have noticed that after selecting Fiscal Year for example, that the date range goes from -5 to +5. To clarify, FY0 here means the most recently reported actual results by the company. Therefore, FY+1 is a forward estimate whereas FY-5 refers to actual results from five years ago.