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eBay (WBO:EBAY) Shiller PE Ratio : 11.15 (As of Apr. 26, 2025)


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What is eBay Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2025-04-26), eBay's current share price is €59.31. eBay's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €5.32. eBay's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 11.15.

The historical rank and industry rank for eBay's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:EBAY' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.77   Med: 16.52   Max: 23.82
Current: 12.29

During the past years, eBay's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 23.82. The lowest was 7.77. And the median was 16.52.

WBO:EBAY's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked better than
62.73% of 542 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 16.81 vs WBO:EBAY: 12.29

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

eBay's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €1.337. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is €5.32 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


eBay Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for eBay's Shiller 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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eBay Shiller PE Ratio Chart

eBay Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.28 14.12 9.14 8.86 11.33

eBay Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Shiller PE Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.86 9.88 10.05 12.00 11.33

Competitive Comparison of eBay's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Internet Retail subindustry, eBay's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller 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.


eBay's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, eBay's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where eBay's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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eBay Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

eBay's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=59.31/5.32
=11.15

* 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.

eBay's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, eBay's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=1.337/133.1571*133.1571
=1.337

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

eBay Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201503 0.471 99.621 0.630
201506 0.062 100.684 0.082
201509 0.401 100.392 0.532
201512 0.358 99.792 0.478
201603 0.368 100.470 0.488
201606 0.338 101.688 0.443
201609 0.321 101.861 0.420
201612 5.024 101.863 6.567
201703 0.879 102.862 1.138
201706 0.027 103.349 0.035
201709 0.403 104.136 0.515
201712 -2.121 104.011 -2.715
201803 0.324 105.290 0.410
201806 0.548 106.317 0.686
201809 0.626 106.507 0.783
201812 0.703 105.998 0.883
201903 0.504 107.251 0.626
201906 0.407 108.070 0.501
201909 0.336 108.329 0.413
201912 0.621 108.420 0.763
202003 4.082 108.902 4.991
202006 0.932 108.767 1.141
202009 0.798 109.815 0.968
202012 0.995 109.897 1.206
202103 0.773 111.754 0.921
202106 13.014 114.631 15.117
202109 0.340 115.734 0.391
202112 2.876 117.630 3.256
202203 -2.070 121.301 -2.272
202206 -0.899 125.017 -0.958
202209 -0.131 125.227 -0.139
202212 1.161 125.222 1.235
202303 0.981 127.348 1.026
202306 0.295 128.729 0.305
202309 2.305 129.860 2.364
202312 1.275 129.419 1.312
202403 0.782 131.776 0.790
202406 0.418 132.554 0.420
202409 1.162 133.029 1.163
202412 1.337 133.157 1.337

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


eBay  (WBO:EBAY) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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eBay Business Description

Address
2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95125
EBay operates one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in the world, with $75 billion in 2024 gross merchandise volume rendering the firm a top 10 global e-commerce company. It generates revenue from listing fees, advertising, revenue-sharing arrangements with service providers, and managed payments, with its platform connecting more than 130 million buyers and roughly 20 million sellers across almost 190 global markets at the end of 2024. EBay generates just north of 50% of its GMV in international markets, with a large presence in the UK, Germany, and Australia.