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Compare valuation measures
Read valuation ratios alongside earnings quality, cash flow and business differences. Use history to give a current multiple context.
A practical research workflow
- Define the numerator, denominator and reporting period before comparing ratios.
- Compare a company with its own history and appropriate peers. Negative earnings and one-off items can make a multiple uninformative.
- Save a research shortlist and revisit the assumptions when price or reported fundamentals change.
Start with the explanation
Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E): formula, examples and limits
Calculate a P/E ratio and earnings yield from real numbers, see why Apple’s trailing P/E jumps on report days, and learn when the ratio misleads.
Free cash flow yield: formula, benchmarks and shareholder yield
Compute free cash flow yield and P/FCF on Apple’s fiscal 2025 numbers, compare it with earnings yield and bond yields, and see how buybacks and dividends add up.
Earnings per share (EPS): basic vs diluted, with Apple’s numbers
Calculate basic and diluted EPS from a 10-K, see how weighted shares, stock awards and buybacks move the number, and why quarterly EPS rarely sums to the year.
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Apple Inc.
Alphabet Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.
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