DE P/E Ratio Analysis

The P/E ratio of 35.8x means investors are paying $35.80 for every $1 of the company's trailing earnings, which prices in expectations of future growth.

That is well above the sector median of 23.4x, placing DE in the 75th percentile among peers, so the stock is more expensive than most similar companies. The trend cannot be assessed because both the year-over-year change and the quarter-over-quarter change are reported as N/A, and only a single historical value of 35.8x is available. Given the high valuation relative to peers and the lack of trend data to show whether it is expanding or contracting, the risk is that future earnings must justify the premium, with limited evidence to confirm that. If earnings fail to meet those expectations, the stock has more room to fall than a lower-P/E peer. This metric supports the overall CAUTIOUS verdict because the elevated multiple leaves little margin for error, and the missing trend data removes any confirmation that the premium is shrinking over time.

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