multiple expansion

noun

An increase in the price-earnings ratio, or multiple, of a stock or group of stocks.

“The recent rise in the market is due more to multiple expansion than any increase in earnings.”

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Meanings

nounmultiple expansion (countable and uncountable, plural multiple expansions)

plural multiple expansions

  1. countableuncountablebusinessAn increase in the price-earnings ratio, or multiple, of a stock or group of stocks.

    The recent rise in the market is due more to multiple expansion than any increase in earnings.

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APA

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Chicago

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