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current ratio

American  

noun

  1. the ratio between current assets and current liabilities.


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His price target of $1,600 is based on a price-to-earnings multiple of 9x 2027 estimates, notably above the current ratio of 5.77x.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The IMF estimates the current ratio of the S&P 500 to future earnings is in the 4% highest such readings since 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

The current ratio is 1.6, down from a peak of around 2 last year.

From Reuters ● May 23, 2023

The current ratio is 8-1, according to a department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Seeing that ten days or more elapsed before the current ratio could be communicated to certain remote points, the complications in the official accounts were most embarrassing.

From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman

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