Typically, the average P/E ratio is around 20 to 25. Anything below that would be considered a good price-to-earnings ratio, whereas anything above that would be a worse P/E ratio.
Market Comparison: Compare the company's P/E ratio with the overall market average. If the market average P/E is 20 and a company's P/E is 30, it might indicate that investors are expecting higher growth from this company relative to the market.
The P/E ratio is calculated by dividing the market value price per share by the company's earnings per share (EPS). A high P/E ratio can mean that a stock's price is high relative to earnings and possibly overvalued. A low P/E ratio might indicate that the current stock price is low relative to earnings.
To give you some sense of what the average for the market is, though, many value investors would refer to 20 to 25 as the average P/E ratio range. And again, like golf, the lower the P/E ratio a company has, the better an investment the metric is saying it is.
BBY (Best Buy Co) PE Ratio (TTM) : 14.73 (As of Jan. 03, 2025)
According to Tesla's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 115.76. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 30.6.
P/E 30 Ratio Explained
A P/E of 30 is high by historical stock market standards. This type of valuation is usually placed on only the fastest-growing companies by investors in the company's early stages of growth. Once a company becomes more mature, it will grow more slowly and the P/E tends to decline.
So, what is a good PE ratio for a stock? A “good” P/E ratio isn't necessarily a high ratio or a low ratio on its own. The market average P/E ratio currently ranges from 20-25, so a higher PE above that could be considered bad, while a lower PE ratio could be considered better.
Apple (AAPL) PE Ratio (TTM) : 38.55 (As of Jan. 14, 2025)
What is a good PE ratio in India? A good P/E ratio isn't always a high or low ratio on its own. The market average P/E ratio is currently between 20 and 25. Therefore a higher PE ratio above that may be deemed negative, while a lower PE ratio may be considered better.
The justified price to earnings ratio is the price to earnings ratio that is “justified” by using the Gordon Growth Model. This version of the popular P/E ratio uses a variety of underlying fundamental factors such as cost of equity and growth rate.
A stock with a price-to-sales below 1 is a good bargain as investors need to pay less than a dollar for a dollar's worth. Thus, a stock with a lower price-to-sales ratio is a more suitable investment than a stock with a high price-to-sales ratio.
What if PE ratio is 40? A high P/E ratio, above 40, indicates investors willing to buy a stock at 40 times or more its earnings. Whether investing at a high PE ratio is good or bad depends on various factors.
Thus, the evidence is overwhelming that low PE stocks earn higher returns than high PE stocks over long periods. Those studies that adjust for differences in risk across stocks confirm that low PE stocks continue to earn higher returns after adjusting for risk.
The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is a quick way to gauge whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued. All else equal, the lower the P/E ratio, the better the investment. For this reason, a P/E of less than 20x is “good” and anything higher than 30x is “bad.”
S&P 500 PE Ratio was 29.096 as of 2025-01-10, according to GuruFocus. Historically, S&P 500 PE Ratio reached a record high of 131.391 and a record low of 5.31, the median value is 17.93. Typical value range is from 20.62 to 28.66. The Year-Over-Year growth is 17%.
The average dividend yield of some of the top dividend stocks is 12.69%. The best dividend stocks are shares of well-established companies that increase their payouts over time. Investors can also choose to reinvest dividends if they don't need the stream of income. Here's more about dividends and how they work.
S&P 500 P/E Ratio is at a current level of 27.87, up from 27.45 last quarter and up from 24.59 one year ago. This is a change of 1.51% from last quarter and 13.35% from one year ago. The S&P 500 PE Ratio is the price to earnings ratio of the constituents of the S&P 500.
Fair Value Estimate for Nvidia
With its 2-star rating, we believe Nvidia's stock is overvalued compared to our long-term fair value estimate of $105 per share, which implies an equity value of roughly $2.5 trillion.
According to Apple's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 38.4893. At the end of 2023 the company had a P/E ratio of 29.8.
The PE ratio for Amazon Com stock stands at 45.9 as of Jan 10, 2025. This is calculated based on the TTM EPS of $4.77 and the stock price of $218.94 per share.
As of today (2025-01-13), Walmart's share price is $93.00. Walmart's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was $2.44. Therefore, Walmart's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 38.16.