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price-earnings ratio

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ratio of share price to earnings per share used as an indication of the relative value of the share.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 市盈率 (shìyínglǜ) — ratio of share price to earnings per share
  • Finnish: P — ratio of share price to earnings per share
  • Finnish: E-luku — ratio of share price to earnings per share
  • German: KGV — ratio of share price to earnings per share
  • Swedish: P — ratio of share price to earnings per share
  • Swedish: E-tal — ratio of share price to earnings per share