Dow PE ratio, current and historical analysis (2024)

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Dow PE ratio, current and historical analysis? ›

DOW PE ratio history

During the last fifteen years, with the exception of the “Great Recession,” the P/E ratio has been generally centered around the average of 19.4x. Prior to 2003, there were periods where this was not the case. From 1973 to 1985, the P/E ratio tracked close to 10x.

Dow has a current ratio of 1.80.

S&P 500 P/E Ratio is at a current level of 24.79, up from 23.27 last quarter and up from 22.23 one year ago. This is a change of 6.51% from last quarter and 11.53% from one year ago. The S&P 500 PE Ratio is the price to earnings ratio of the constituents of the S&P 500.

S&P 500 PE Ratio with Forward Estimate was 21.386 as of 2025-12-31, according to GuruFocus. Historically, S&P 500 PE Ratio with Forward Estimate reached a record high of 131.391 and a record low of 6.483, the median value is 18.097. Typical value range is from 20.62 to 28.8. The Year-Over-Year growth is -12.36%.

DOW PE ratio history

Over the last five years, the average PE ratio of Dow has been 19.26. The current 33.17 P/E ratio is 72% higher than the historical average. Looking back at the last five years, DOW's PE ratio peaked in the Dec 2023 quarter at 66.88, with a price of $54.84 and an EPS of $0.82.

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. But it doesn't stop there, as different industries can have different average P/E ratios.

As of today (2024-06-14), Amazon.com's share price is $183.66. Amazon.com's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.57. Therefore, Amazon.com's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 51.45.

The PE ratio for Nasdaq stock stands at 31.51 as of Jun 12, 2024. This is based on the current EPS of $1.89 and the stock price of $59.55 per share. An increase of 20% has been recorded in the PE ratio compared to the average of 26.2 of the last four quarters.

Investors and analysts consider stocks which have a P/E ratio of 50 or above to be an overvalued share, especially in comparison to a stock which has a ratio at par with or below 10. As it allows investors to determine that its share prices are considerably higher than what a company can afford to pay as dividends.

What is the forward PE ratio of Dow Jones? ›

What is Dow Forward PE Ratio? Dow's Forward PE Ratio for today is 18.72. Dow's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 25.71.

Nasdaq PE ratio as of June 12, 2024 is 21.50.

The average price-earnings ratio (P / E) over 5 years expresses how the current price of the share and the average annual profit per share relate to one another over 5 years. The reported figures from the past 3 years as well as the expected figures for the current and the next year are used.

Average PE of Nifty in the last 20 years was around 20.* So PEs below 20 may provide good investment opportunities; lower the PE below 20, more attractive the investment potential.

The Forward Price to Earnings (PE) Ratio is similar to the price to earnings ratio. The regular P/E ratio is a current stock price over its earnings per share. The forward P/E ratio is a current stock's price over its "predicted" earnings per share.

A high P/E ratio for a fast-growing company may make a lot of sense, so it's important to understand the growth outlook before making a judgment solely based on the P/E ratio. A PEG ratio above 2 is typically considered expensive, while a ratio below 1 may indicate a good deal.

S&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio (I:SP500CAP)

S&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio is at a current level of 34.08, up from 33.83 last month and up from 29.94 one year ago. This is a change of 0.71% from last month and 13.81% from one year ago.