outperformance
Doing better than
Outperformance is the act or fact of performing better than something else—a benchmark, competitor, or expectation.
The term appears most often in finance: The fund's outperformance relative to the S&P 500 attracted new investors.
It can describe any measurable superiority: The team's outperformance this season surprised analysts.
Ongoing contest between opponents
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- standingsComparative position list
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- head-to-headIn direct confrontation
matchup · race · contest · competitor · adversary · championship · tournament · playoffs
First Greek letter
- returnsProfits from investments
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
equities · securities · stocks · funds · ETFs · trading · ROI · growth
Superior influence over others
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
elite · top-tier · leading · foremost · unrivaled · peerless · outclass · outshine
Level of quality accepted
- baselineStandard for comparison
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- measureUnit of quantity
metric · index · comparison · gauge · norm · criteria · parameter · evaluation
Notable event marking progress
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- successFavorable outcome attained
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
feat · record-breaking · personal-best · peak · overdelivering · standout
Output relative to input
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- outputWhat something generates
- capacityMaximum amount containable
yield · streamlining · effectiveness · maximization · scalability · lean
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- standingsComparative position list
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
head-to-head · matchup · race · contest · competitor · adversary · championship · tournament · playoffs · showdown
alpha
First Greek letter
dividends · equities · securities · stocks · funds · ETFs · trading · ROI · growth · appreciation
dominance
Superior influence over others
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
ascendancy · elite · top-tier · leading · foremost · unrivaled · peerless · outclass · outshine · transcend
standard
Level of quality accepted
measure · metric · index · comparison · gauge · norm · criteria · parameter · evaluation · threshold
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- successFavorable outcome attained
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
accomplishment · feat · record-breaking · personal-best · peak · overdelivering · standout
productivity
Output relative to input
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- outputWhat something generates
capacity · yield · streamlining · effectiveness · maximization · scalability · lean
outperformanceunderperformance
Failing to meet expectations
underachievement · failure · shortfall · falling short · deficiency
outperformanceunderperformance
Failing to meet expectations
trailing · losing ground · falling behind · lagging · lagging behind
perform, performance, performer, performers, performances, performing, performed, performs, performable