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Definition: The price/earnings ratio (P/E) is a way to show how a company’s earnings relate to the stock price. The P/E is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the annual earnings per share. The higher the P/E the more earnings growth investors are expecting and the higher premium they are willing to pay for that anticipated growth.

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