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. The S&P 500 includes the 500 largest companies in the United States and can be viewed as a gauge for how the United States stock market is performing. The price to earnings ratio is a valuation metric that gives a general idea of how a company's stock is priced in comparison to their earnings per share. Historically, the S&P 500 PE Ratio peaked above 120 during the financial crisis in 2009 and was at its lowest in 1988.
