price-earnings ratio
noun
price-earn·ings ratio
ˈprīs-ˈər-niŋz- 
: a measure of the value of a common stock determined as the ratio of its market price to its annual earnings per share and usually expressed as a simple numeral
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This record level of ownership creates a lockstep movement between the price-earnings ratio of the S & P 500 and the retail flow into the market.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
The stock trades with a price-earnings ratio of 54.
—John Navin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Its price-earnings ratio of 37 is about the same as that of the S&P 500.
—John Navin, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The oil and gas exploration company trades with a price-earnings ratio of 17.90 at 1.66 times its book value.
—John Navin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
The stock trades with a price-earnings ratio of 54.
—John Navin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Its price-earnings ratio of 37 is about the same as that of the S&P 500.
—John Navin, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The oil and gas exploration company trades with a price-earnings ratio of 17.90 at 1.66 times its book value.
—John Navin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for price-earnings ratio
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