price-earnings ratio

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Definitions of price-earnings ratio words

noun price-earnings ratio the current price of a share of common stock divided by earnings per share over a 12-month period, often used in stock evaluation. Abbreviation: p/e. 1
noun price-earnings ratio 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 0
noun price-earnings ratio the ratio of the current market price of a share of stock to the corporation's annual earnings per share 0
noun price-earnings ratio The price earnings ratio is the market price of common stock per share divided by earnings per share. 0

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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