P/E ratio

P/E ratio

 (pē′ē′)

n.

Price-earnings ratio.

P/E ratio

abbreviation for

(Stock Exchange) price-earnings ratio

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Noun

1.

P/E ratio - (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings price-to-earnings ratio securities market, stock exchange, stock market - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)