This statistic displays the change in price to earnings (P/E) ratios in the global pharmaceutical industry on December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016. According to the source, the change in P/E ratios from 2015 to 2016 was 18.1 to 15.7 or about a 13% decline.
Changes in forward price to earnings ratios in the global pharmaceutical industry between year-end 2015 and 2016
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December 31, 2015
18.1
December 31, 2016
15.7
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02.557.51012.51517.520
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KPMG. (January 12, 2017). Changes in forward price to earnings ratios in the global pharmaceutical industry between year-end 2015 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747530/changes-in-forward-price-to-earnings-ratios-in-the-pharma-industry/
KPMG. "Changes in forward price to earnings ratios in the global pharmaceutical industry between year-end 2015 and 2016." Chart. January 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747530/changes-in-forward-price-to-earnings-ratios-in-the-pharma-industry/
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KPMG. "Changes in Forward Price to Earnings Ratios in The Global Pharmaceutical Industry between Year-end 2015 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747530/changes-in-forward-price-to-earnings-ratios-in-the-pharma-industry/
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