P/E Ratio Over Time

Historical P/E from your reported EPS and a forecast at a fixed price

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P/E analysis

P/E today
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Forecast P/E
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EPS growth
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Average historical P/E
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P/E ratio over time

Pick a company and enter its reported and forecast EPS to draw the chart.

PERIOD BREAKDOWN

Period Type EPS EPS TTM Published Price P/E

Quarterly: P/E = price ÷ TTM EPS (sum of the last four published quarters). Annual: P/E = price ÷ EPS of the last published fiscal year. Each EPS enters the chart on the first session after its earnings release (SEC 8-K filing, estimated when unavailable). The forecast keeps the price you enter fixed. Educational tool, not investment advice.

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How this P/E ratio chart works

The price-to-earnings ratio tells you how many years of current earnings the market is paying for. A single number is easy to misread; its path over time is not. This tool rebuilds that path from the earnings per share you type, so the multiple is always computed on the figures you trust.

Historical P/E

In quarterly mode each day's closing price is divided by the trailing-twelve-month EPS — the sum of the last four published quarters. In annual mode it is divided by the EPS of the last published fiscal year. A new EPS only counts from the first session after its earnings release, taken from the company's 8-K filings with the SEC and estimated when those are unavailable. P/Et = Pricet / EPSTTM

Forecast P/E

The forecast keeps the share price you enter fixed and swaps in your EPS estimates as each one would be published. If earnings grow while the price stands still, the multiple falls: the orange steps show how cheap or expensive today's price looks against the earnings you expect.

Getting the inputs right

  • Use split-adjusted EPS in the same currency as the share price.
  • For a TTM chart, enter three quarters before the first one you want to see.
  • Set the month the fiscal year ends in for companies that do not report on the calendar year.