P/E10 and Market Valuation: April 2026

Published on May 4, 2026

Here is the latest update of a popular market valuation method, Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio, using the most recent Standard & Poor's "as reported" earnings and earnings estimates, and the index monthly average of daily closes for the past month. The latest trailing twelve months (TTM) P/E ratio is 24.8 and the latest P/E10 ratio is 37.9.

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