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Definition 2024


P_E_ratio

P/E ratio

See also: P-E ratio and PE ratio

English

Noun

P/E ratio (plural P/E ratios)

  1. (finance) Price-to-Earnings ratio for an issue of stock. The Price-to-Earnings ratio of a stock is a number calculated from the price per share of the stock divided by the earnings per share of that stock for the past 12 months.