Reviewed by David Kindness Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is one of the most widely used ...

Learn how to calculate and use the P/E ratio when analyzing an investment and what the financial services industry P/E ratio average is.

Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of 14.79 in the Passenger Airlines industry, SkyWest Inc. has a higher P/E ratio of 19.99. Shareholders might be inclined to think that SkyWest Inc. might perform ...

The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate ...