operating income

Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:

This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.

See also: After Tax Operating Income - ATOI, IFO, Net Operating Income, Non-Operating Cash Flows, Operating Expenses, Operating Margin

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operating income

The excess of revenues over expenses derived from normal business operations. Operating income, representing income from ordinary business activities, excludes expenses, such as interest and taxes. Unusual nonrecurring items, such as gains from selling a subsidiary or losses from closing a plant, are not included in the calculation of operating income. Also called earnings before interest and taxes, operating profit. Compare operating loss. See also operating revenue.