underperform
verb
un·der·per·form
ˌən-dər-pər-ˈfȯrm 
-pə-ˈfȯrm
underperformed; underperforming; underperforms
: to do worse than
… it believes the company will underperform other relatives covered by the firm …—
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: to fail to do as well as expected
The stocks underperformed.
underperformer
noun
Examples of underperform in a Sentence
The report shows which schools are underperforming.
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Share repurchases had been off the table, but the additional value-creating lever for Abel has returned as the stock has underperformed while book value has grown.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
In stark contrast, traffic growth at Hermès continues to underperform its peers.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Subscription revenue – meant to help Coinbase diversify away from its reliance on speculative trading – also underperformed.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Yet while Vitello is not blameless in the Giants’ poor start, there aren’t many buttons Vitello can push when the team’s foundational players are collectively underperforming.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
In stark contrast, traffic growth at Hermès continues to underperform its peers.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Subscription revenue – meant to help Coinbase diversify away from its reliance on speculative trading – also underperformed.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Yet while Vitello is not blameless in the Giants’ poor start, there aren’t many buttons Vitello can push when the team’s foundational players are collectively underperforming.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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“Underperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underperform. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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