year-over-year
Same period, compared
Year-over-year compares a measurement to the same period in the previous year: Sales were up 12% year-over-year.
The comparison accounts for seasonal variation—comparing December to December rather than December to November.
Common in business and economic reporting.
Often abbreviated YoY.
Also called year-on-year, especially in British English.
Irregular change over time
- variabilityTendency to change
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- variationChange from a norm
instability · unpredictability · irregularity · ebb and flow · shift · divergence · disparity · anomaly
Standard for comparison
- baselineStandard for comparison
- quarterlyFour times annually
- annualizedExpressed as yearly rate
- sequentialOccurring in succession
comparable · percent change · delta · metrics · trend analysis · historical data
Reliable adherence to standards
- steadinessState of being constant
- flatLacking vertical variation
- unchangedNot modified at all
- maintenancePreserving working condition
equilibrium · parity · neutrality · stagnation · plateau · no change · sideways movement · level
Become or make smaller
- dropFall or release
- contractionReduction in size
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
dip · fall · recession · deterioration · erosion · regression · slide · shrinkage
Growth in amount
- expansionIncrease in scope
- uptickSlight increase
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- gainPositive return received
improvement · acceleration · appreciation · climb · rise · boost · advancement · escalation
fluctuation
Irregular change over time
- variabilityTendency to change
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
variation · instability · unpredictability · irregularity · ebb and flow · shift · divergence · disparity · anomaly · deviation
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- baselineStandard for comparison
- quarterlyFour times annually
- annualizedExpressed as yearly rate
sequential · comparable · percent change · delta · metrics · trend analysis · historical data
consistency
Reliable adherence to standards
- steadinessState of being constant
- flatLacking vertical variation
- unchangedNot modified at all
maintenance · equilibrium · parity · neutrality · stagnation · plateau · no change · sideways movement · level · static
decrease
Become or make smaller
- dropFall or release
- contractionReduction in size
- downturnEconomic decline period
slump · dip · fall · recession · deterioration · erosion · regression · slide · shrinkage · loss
increase
Growth in amount
gain · improvement · acceleration · appreciation · climb · rise · boost · advancement · escalation · upswing
- earningsearnings, earnings per share, income, earnings call, gains
year-over-yearmonth-to-month
Renewable each period
real-time · sequential · WoW · daily · weekly
year-over-yearabsolute value
Non-negative distance from zero
static · snapshot · cumulative · rolling average · sequential
year-over-yearabsolute
Total, without qualification
static · current · spot · instantaneous