P/E ratio for Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO)

P/E ratio history for Bio-Rad Laboratories from 2001 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
PerkinElmer PKI	15.0	-125.72%	🇺🇸 USA
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO	40.1	-168.94%	🇺🇸 USA
Becton Dickinson BDX	42.1	-172.38%	🇺🇸 USA
Agilent Technologies A	36.4	-162.63%	🇺🇸 USA
Johnson & Johnson JNJ	11.7	-120.09%	🇺🇸 USA
Danaher DHR	34.2	-158.77%	🇺🇸 USA
General Electric GE	21.9	-137.65%	🇺🇸 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.