price-earnings ratio
price–earnings ratio
nounDefinition of PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO
: a measure of the value of a common stock determined as the ratio of its market price to its annual earnings per share and usually expressed as a simple numeral
First Known Use of PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO
1961
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