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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The market cap is $19.90 billion and the price-earnings ratio is 16.54.
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John Navin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The price-earnings ratio is 27 and the debt-to-equity ratio is .45.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
With a market cap of $3.37 billion, Flowers trades with a price-earnings ratio of 14.87.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Without referencing the price-earnings ratio or other such fundamental metrics, how has the company been trading?
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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John Navin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The price-earnings ratio is 27 and the debt-to-equity ratio is .45.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
With a market cap of $3.37 billion, Flowers trades with a price-earnings ratio of 14.87.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Without referencing the price-earnings ratio or other such fundamental metrics, how has the company been trading?
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for price-earnings ratio
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