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price-earnings ratio
[ prahys-ur-ningz rey-shoh, -shee-oh ]
noun
- the current price of a share of common stock divided by earnings per share over a 12-month period, often used in stock evaluation. : P/E, p/e, PE, P-E, p-e
price-earnings ratio
noun
- the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the earnings per share, used as a measure of a company's future profitability P/E ratio
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Word History and Origins
Origin of price-earnings ratio1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
For EPS, an excellent guide is the CAPE, or cyclically adjusted price-earnings ratio, a measure invented by Yale economist Robert Shiller.
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