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TTM

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TTM (abbreviation) means trailing twelve months, in finance: a company's performance over the most recent twelve-month period rather than its official financial year. Example: “TTM revenue is up 12 per cent.”

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business Trailing twelve months, in finance: a company's performance over the most recent twelve-month period rather than its official financial year.

"TTM revenue is up 12 per cent."

"Look at the TTM figures — the fiscal year ends too early to show the slowdown."

informal Through the mail, in autograph collecting: sending an item to a celebrity or athlete by post with a request for a signature and a stamped return envelope.

"He got the card signed TTM in about six weeks."

internet slang Talk to me, used in messaging.

"ttm when you're free."

How to Use TTM

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe last twelve months of results, counted from the most recent quarter.

When to use it

Standard in financial writing, always capitalised and usually placed before the metric: TTM revenue, TTM EBITDA.

Memory tip

Read "TTM revenue of $4bn" as "revenue of $4bn over the last twelve months", not as a forecast.

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Easily confused with

LTM YTD fiscal year → YoY

Common pairings

TTM revenue TTM earnings TTM EBITDA TTM basis

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_____ revenue is up 12 per cent.

Etymology

An initialism with several unrelated expansions.

Origin: English

Synonyms

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LTM last twelve months

Frequently Asked Questions

What does TTM mean in stocks?

Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, ending whenever the most recent one did. It gives a current, full-year picture without waiting for the fiscal year to close, which is why TTM earnings are used to calculate the widely quoted trailing P/E ratio.

What is the difference between TTM and LTM?

None. Trailing twelve months and last twelve months are the same measure; TTM is more common in American equity research and LTM in investment banking, particularly in Europe.

What is the difference between TTM and fiscal year?

A fiscal year is a fixed twelve-month reporting period set by the company. TTM is a rolling twelve months that always ends at the latest quarter, so it moves forward each quarter and reflects recent performance more quickly.