P/E ratio for ARC Document Solutions (ARC)

P/E ratio history for ARC Document Solutions from 2009 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
EXL Service EXLS	43.1	256.98%	🇺🇸 USA
Deluxe DLX	33.5	177.31%	🇺🇸 USA
Performant Financial PFMT	-24.0	-298.45%	🇺🇸 USA
Canon 7751.T	16.9	39.85%	🇯🇵 Japan
Spire Energy SR	15.3	26.70%	🇺🇸 USA
Xerox XRX	7.84	-35.04%	🇺🇸 USA
Document Security Systems DSS	-1.53	-112.66%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.