price-earnings ratio

English

Noun

price-earnings ratio (plural price-earnings ratios)

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

Synonyms

• PE
• PE ratio
• P-E ratio
• multiple

Translations

ratio of share price to earnings per share

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 市盈率 (zh) (shìyínglǜ)

• Finnish: P/E-luku
• German: KGV (de) n
• Swedish: P/E-tal n