Executive Summary Tescos earnings per share have increased steadily over three years, from 22.36 pence to 29.12 pence, making it a good target for potential investors. The dividends paid to shareholders have also increased which can be expected considering its excellent increase in earnings per share value. Apart from the profit and share price the company came top in other categories of the business also namely quality of goods & services provided to the customers, marketing value. Tescos sparkling growth pushed its main rivalry Sainsbury to third position which was the biggest grocer in UK until 1995. From then onwards Tesco became the UKs leading grocer and still maintaining its position in the market ahead of the tough competition with Morrison and Sainsbury. The companys performance is analyzed more deeply using ratio analysis