Whole Foods Market Forward PE Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market's Forward PE Ratio can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Whole Foods Market Forward PE Ratio Chart
Whole Foods Market Annual Data
Trend
2015-12
2016-12
2017-08
Forward PE Ratio
21.83
21.10
30.30
Whole Foods Market Quarterly Data
2015-12
2016-03
2016-06
2016-09
2016-12
2017-03
Forward PE Ratio
21.83
19.92
19.72
18.76
21.10
22.52
Competitive Comparison of Whole Foods Market's Forward PE Ratio
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market's Forward PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Whole Foods Market's Forward PE Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Foods Market's Forward PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Whole Foods Market's Forward PE Ratio falls into.
Whole Foods Market Forward PE Ratio Calculation
It's a measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (PE Ratio) using forecasted earnings for the calculation. While the earnings used are just an estimate and are not as reliable as current earnings data, there is still benefit in estimated P/E analysis. The forecasted earnings used in the formula can either be for the next 12 months or for the next full-year fiscal period.
Whole Foods Market (NAS:WFM) Forward PE Ratio Explanation
The Forward PE Ratio of a company is often used to compare current earnings to estimated future earnings, as well as gaining a clearer picture of what earnings will look like without charges and other accounting adjustments. If earnings are expected to grow in the future, the Forward PE Ratio will be lower than the current PE Ratio. This measure is also used to compare one company to another with a forward-looking focus.
Trailing PE Ratio relies on what is already done. It uses the current share price and divides by the total EPS (Basic) over the past 12 months. PE Ratio can be affected by Non Operating Income such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio .
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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Business Description
Whole Foods Market is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods by units and is the first certified organic grocer in the United States. Whole Foods' only operating segment consists of natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of fiscal 2016, the company had 456 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The average store size is about 39,000 square feet. About 15% of the company's sales were derived from the sale of private-label products. The company announced a pending acquisition by Amazon in June 2017.
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