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Ingersoll-Rand PLC

IR

73.30USD+0.75 (+1.03%)Market Closed
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Market Summary

USD73.30+0.75
Market Closed
1.03%

IR Alerts

  • 1 major insider sales recently.
  • Big jump in Earnings (Y/Y)

IR Stock Price

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IR Valuation

Market Cap

24.3B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

40.13

Price/Sales (Trailing)

4.1

EV/EBITDA

30.01

Price/Free Cashflow

28.04

IR Price/Sales (Trailing)

IR Profitability

Operating Margin

40.14%

EBT Margin

13.46%

Return on Equity

7.47%

Return on Assets

4.68%

Free Cashflow Yield

3.57%

IR Fundamentals

IR Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

6.7B

Revenue Y/Y

14.73%

Revenue Q/Q

3.11%

IR Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

766.3M

Earnings Y/Y

43.56%

Earnings Q/Q

16.04%

Price Action

Last 7 days

1.5%

Last 30 days

11.0%

Last 90 days

5.6%

Trailing 12 Months

37.6%

How does IR drawdown profile look like?

IR Financial Health

Current Ratio

2.29

Debt/Equity

0.29

Debt/Cashflow

0.38

IR Investor Care

Diluted EPS (TTM)

1.87

Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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Net sales
YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
20236.2B6.5B6.7B0
20225.4B5.5B5.7B5.9B
20214.4B4.7B4.9B5.2B
20202.1B2.5B3.0B4.0B
20192.7B2.7B2.6B2.0B
20182.5B2.6B2.6B2.7B
20172.0B2.1B2.3B2.4B
20162.1B2.0B2.0B1.9B
20152.5B2.3B2.2B2.1B
20140002.6B
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Latest Insider Trading transactions for IR

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
Dec 05, 2023
schiesl andrew r
sold
-934,505
71.885
-13,000
see remarks
Nov 03, 2023
schiesl andrew r
sold
-631,161
66.215
-9,532
see remarks
Sep 14, 2023
reynal vicente
gifted
-
-
-18,000
see remarks
Sep 06, 2023
kini vikram
acquired
1,380,290
8.16
169,153
senior vice president and cfo
Sep 06, 2023
kini vikram
sold
-11,744,900
69.4336
-169,153
senior vice president and cfo
Aug 09, 2023
keene kathleen m.
sold (taxes)
-11,583
68.14
-170
see remarks
Aug 09, 2023
keene kathleen m.
acquired
-
-
581
see remarks
Aug 09, 2023
hepding elizabeth meloy
sold (taxes)
-50,287
68.14
-738
see remarks
Aug 09, 2023
hepding elizabeth meloy
acquired
-
-
2,524
see remarks
Aug 05, 2023
stubblefield michael
acquired
-
-
1,857
-

1–10 of 50

Which funds bought or sold IR recently?

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Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
Dec 06, 2023
VisionPoint Advisory Group, LLC
added
785
3,492
3,950
 -%
Dec 06, 2023
CITIGROUP INC
reduced
-6.91
-1,941,770
19,051,800
 0.01%
Dec 06, 2023
Raleigh Capital Management Inc.
added
7.37
1,432
32,488
 0.02%
Dec 04, 2023
TUCKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
unchanged
-
-94.00
3,632
 -%
Dec 04, 2023
Phoenix Holdings Ltd.
new
-
3,939,830
3,939,830
 0.04%
Dec 01, 2023
PFS Partners, LLC
unchanged
-
-251
9,842
 0.01%
Dec 01, 2023
B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.
new
-
200,658
200,658
 -%
Nov 30, 2023
Neo Ivy Capital Management
new
-
615,000
615,000
 0.27%
Nov 29, 2023
Carmignac Gestion
sold off
-100
-522,880
-
 -%
Nov 27, 2023
TRUST CO OF VERMONT
unchanged
-
-578
22,429
 -%

1–10 of 44

Latest Funds Activity

Are funds buying IR calls or puts?
Calls
Puts
No. of funds holding Calls - Puts
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own IR
No. of Funds

Schedule 13G FIlings of Ingersoll-Rand PLC

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
Feb 14, 2023
t. rowe price investment management, inc.
12.6%
50,820,205
SC 13G/A
Feb 14, 2023
price t rowe associates inc /md/
7.5%
30,462,884
SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2023
vanguard group inc
11.21%
45,406,196
SC 13G/A
Feb 07, 2023
blackrock inc.
7.9%
32,108,452
SC 13G/A
Feb 14, 2022
price t rowe associates inc /md/
14.1%
57,765,282
SC 13G/A
Feb 04, 2022
artisan partners limited partnership
5.6%
22,816,001
SC 13G
Feb 04, 2022
wellington management group llp
4.31%
17,564,088
SC 13G/A
Feb 03, 2022
blackrock inc.
7.2%
29,189,900
SC 13G/A
Jan 24, 2022
jpmorgan chase & co
5.9%
24,335,011
SC 13G
Oct 12, 2021
vanguard group inc
10.12%
42,510,494
SC 13G/A

Recent SEC filings of Ingersoll-Rand PLC

View All Filings
Date Filed Form Type Document
Dec 07, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Dec 05, 2023
144
Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Nov 09, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Nov 09, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Nov 09, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Nov 07, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Nov 03, 2023
10-Q
Quarterly Report
Nov 03, 2023
144
Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Nov 01, 2023
8-K
Current Report
Oct 10, 2023
3
Insider Trading

Peers (Alternatives to Ingersoll-Rand PLC)

View All Peers In Detail
NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
GE
134.2B
65.4B
 5.91% 44.32%
596.62
1.75
 14.76% 276.64%
CAT
133.1B
66.6B
 10.48% 12.35%
15.92
2
 17.59% 23.71%
AME
36.3B
6.5B
 6.25% 11.84%
28.38
5.58
 7.68% 12.63%
CMI
32.7B
33.3B
 6.04% -4.72%
12.59
0.98
 27.29% 25.35%
ACM
12.4B
14.4B
 16.48% 6.64%
224.43
0.86
 9.36% -82.19%
MID-CAP
APG
7.2B
6.9B
 14.45% 62.33%
48.27
1.05
 15.17% 127.27%
FLR
6.5B
15.4B
 11.48% 10.80%
38.48
0.42
 16.49% 218.18%
FLS
5.1B
4.2B
 3.71% 28.26%
20.59
1.21
 19.99% 192.01%
ACA
3.8B
2.2B
 14.43% 31.24%
13.16
1.69
 -1.69% 185.56%
ALG
2.3B
1.7B
 5.74% 30.93%
17.16
1.38
 13.29% 45.45%
SMALL-CAP
AMRC
1.7B
1.3B
 46.43% -49.54%
35.51
1.31
 -33.72% -55.64%
NKLA
714.3M
56.2M
 -29.41% -69.75%
-0.69
12.71
 40.31% -43.40%
AGX
562.9M
527.6M
 -3.80% 22.95%
16.57
1.07
 14.23% 56.70%
AMSC
282.9M
119.9M
 23.12% 198.81%
-11.62
2.36
 -35.41% 42.21%
ADES
89.3M
94.5M
 38.66% 2.09%
-4.77
0.94
 -10.30% -26446.48%

Ingersoll-Rand PLC News

Latest updates
InvestorsObserver • 10 Nov 2023 • 08:00 am • 29 days ago
Is Ingersoll Rand Inc (IR) a Stock to Watch After Gaining 4.22% This Week?
PR Newswire • 24 Oct 2023 • 07:00 am • 46 days ago
Susan K. Carter Elected to Stanley Black & Decker Board of Directors
Yahoo Finance • 05 Aug 2023 • 07:00 am • 4 months ago
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
PR Newswire • 19 Jun 2023 • 07:00 am • 5 months ago
Global Building Automation System Market Report 2023: Increasing ...
The Business Journals • 10 Mar 2023 • 08:00 am • 9 months ago
Ingersoll Rand still on hunt for deals with 11 pending already ...
The Business Journals • 07 Sep 2022 • 07:00 am • 15 months ago
Ingersoll Rand grants CEO Vicente Reynal five-year contract, new ...
PR Newswire • 09 Aug 2022 • 07:00 am • 16 months ago
Nucor Announces the Addition of Michael W. Lamach to the Nucor ...
The Motley Fool • 04 Aug 2022 • 07:00 am • 16 months ago
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (IR) Q2 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
PR Newswire • 29 Jun 2022 • 07:00 am • 17 months ago
Valued to be $26.5 Billion by 2026, Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF ...
PR Newswire • 27 Jun 2022 • 07:00 am • 17 months ago
New Study from StrategyR Highlights a $41.4 Billion Global Market ...
PR Newswire • 10 May 2022 • 07:00 am • 19 months ago
Integrated Building Management Systems Market Value to grow by ...
PR Newswire • 04 Jan 2022 • 08:00 am • 23 months ago
New Study from StrategyR Highlights a $252.7 Billion Global Market ...
PR Newswire • 30 Sep 2021 • 07:00 am • 2 years ago
HVAC Systems Market Size in India to Value Worth $ 2.26 Bn ...
PR Newswire • 09 Sep 2021 • 07:00 am • 2 years ago
Smart Workplace Market 2020-2024 | COVID-19 Industry Planning ...
PR Newswire • 02 Aug 2021 • 07:00 am • 2 years ago
Integrated Building Management Systems Market to grow by USD ...

Financials for Ingersoll-Rand PLC

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Income Statement (Quarterly)
(In Millions)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q42018Q3
Revenue3.1%1,7391,6871,6291,6241,5161,4401,3371,4191,3251,2791,1301,1751,1131,025704171597629620713689
Cost Of Revenue1.1%1,00098996596994087081190981176667771968371748680.00375395390444427
Gross Profit6.0%73969866465457557052650951451345245643030921892.00222234231269262
  S&GA Expenses-0.1%31531631127627927626625625326725221821920914787.0095.00111117104108
EBITDA Margin-100.0%-0.16*0.15*0.14*0.12*0.12*0.20*0.20*--0.15*0.12*0.02*0.03*0.08*0.17*0.21*----
Interest Expenses-2.9%40.0041.0039.0034.0027.0023.0019.0019.0023.0023.0023.0024.0029.0031.0027.0020.0023.0022.0022.0023.0024.00
Income Taxes-0.3%60.0061.0048.0045.0030.0042.0032.00-47.603.0013.0011.00-12.8513.0078.00-67.00-16.359.008.0012.0017.0023.00
Earnings Before Taxes14.6%27423921124617318114312513615210192.0043.00-73.50-105-52.4050.0053.0059.0011195.00
EBT Margin-100.0%-0.13*0.13*0.13*0.11*0.11*0.10*0.10*0.09*0.07*0.04*-0.01*-0.06*-0.07*-0.02*------
Net Income16.0%208180161217145139104293126234-90.4015230.00-177-36.8026.0041.0045.0047.0095.0072.00
Net Income Margin-100.0%-0.11*0.11*0.10*0.12*0.12*0.14*0.11*0.08*0.06*-0.02*-0.01*-0.05*-0.06*0.03*------
Free Cashflow-100.0%-22817035527418650.0024714611259.003481231845.00------
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q42018Q3
Assets0.8%15,15415,02914,99514,76614,22614,22115,10515,15514,92316,17715,86216,05915,61115,43315,3584,6284,5544,5944,5674,4874,516
  Current Assets0.2%3,7333,7273,6723,9673,7453,5554,1864,1154,0315,7124,1543,8623,4603,3272,9291,5441,4941,4641,3981,3311,408
    Cash Equivalents1.6%1,1981,1781,1191,6131,4601,3091,9902,1102,0333,6701,6401,7511,3131,174556506406318264221269
  Inventory-1.7%1,0831,1011,1231,0251,0131,0149558548647978337171,0071,0261,088503539558555524550
  Net PPE6.2%686646649624588608635649619607714609808832829327334345350357347
  Goodwill1.0%6,4906,4276,3866,0645,7891521515,9826,1015,6376,1555,5836,2066,0555,5031,0931,266-1,2831,290-
Liabilities-0.3%5,5345,5485,6135,5095,4115,3776,0426,0836,2006,8306,8366,8696,7816,7926,6032,7592,7632,8092,8292,8112,893
  Current Liabilities1.9%1,6551,6241,7001,6741,5231,4651,4541,4681,6331,8231,5361,4991,4261,4781,390575596591616596587
  Long Term Debt0.0%2,6992,6992,7092,7162,7202,7263,3763,4023,4223,8233,8233,8593,8373,8173,4271,6041,5941,6241,6221,6641,747
Shareholder's Equity2.2%9,6209,4159,3829,1968,7518,8449,0639,0718,7239,3469,0269,1908,8308,6428,7561,8701,7911,7851,7381,6761,623
  Retained Earnings15.7%1,4761,2751,10495174260547437994.00-32.20-266-175-327-356-179-141-167-208-253-308-403
  Additional Paid-In Capital0.2%9,5279,5109,4949,4779,4639,4579,4329,4099,3879,3769,3389,3109,2779,2579,2422,3022,2942,2882,2892,2832,281
Accumulated Depreciation1.7%473465443417387385376358343327311291362335310298276269256250239
Minority Interest0.3%66.0066.0064.0061.0064.0067.0071.0070.0069.0069.0069.0070.0058.0067.0069.00------
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Cashflow (Quarterly)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q42018Q3
Cashflow From Operations73.9%397,300,000228,400,000170,300,000354,800,000274,400,000186,100,00050,100,000246,900,000146,100,000147,300,00087,500,000263,300,000193,900,000158,300,00038,000,000-20,800,000114,200,00061,300,00068,800,000146,200,000103,800,000
  Share Based Compensation-5.9%11,200,00011,900,00012,100,00016,600,00020,100,00022,400,00019,800,00022,200,00021,900,00021,500,00021,600,00020,200,00011,900,00012,000,0003,400,0005,300,000-200,0006,100,0007,500,000-3,300,000900,000
Cashflow From Investing100.0%--73,900,000-581,500,000-217,800,000-54,000,000-17,300,000-48,200,000-188,400,000-608,800,000-25,000,000-207,200,000-13,100,000-38,200,000-13,800,00033,800,000-4,400,000-20,600,000-9,800,000-14,700,000-92,400,000-11,200,000
Cashflow From Financing63.2%-28,100,000-76,400,000-89,300,000-19,200,000-20,000,000-798,700,000-116,100,000-14,800,000-1,132,100,000-2,300,000-7,800,00010,800,000-19,000,000378,800,000-41,900,0002,800,0003,000,0001,200,000-17,300,000-100,200,000-158,300,000
  Dividend Payments0%8,100,0008,100,0008,100,0008,100,0008,100,0008,000,0008,200,0008,200,000-------------
  Buy Backs-99.8%100,00055,800,00077,000,0003,300,0004,100,000152,600,000101,100,000300,000733,300,000200,0003,000,000700,000100,000500,000800,0001,300,000200,0008,600,0008,500,00024,000,0007,500,000

IR Income Statement

2023-09-30
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Revenues$ 1,738.9$ 1,515.7$ 5,054.7$ 4,292.6
Cost of sales999.6940.42,953.72,621.4
Gross Profit739.3575.32,101.01,671.2
Selling and administrative expenses315.2278.7941.9819.8
Amortization of intangible assets92.293.8274.3263.6
Other operating expense, net13.512.853.743.4
Operating Income318.4190.0831.1544.4
Interest expense39.626.6119.368.8
Loss on extinguishment of debt12.60.013.51.1
Other income, net(7.6)(9.8)(25.4)(21.8)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes273.8173.2723.7496.3
Provision for income taxes60.330.3168.9104.6
Income (loss) on equity method investments(3.9)2.6(1.2)(2.5)
Income from Continuing Operations209.6145.5553.6389.2
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax0.00.50.00.6
Net Income209.6146.0553.6389.8
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests1.30.94.72.5
Net Income Attributable to Ingersoll Rand Inc.208.3145.1548.9387.3
Amounts attributable to Ingersoll Rand Inc. common stockholders:    
Income from continuing operations, net of tax208.3144.6548.9386.7
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax0.00.50.00.6
Net Income Attributable to Ingersoll Rand Inc.$ 208.3$ 145.1$ 548.9$ 387.3
Basic earnings per share of common stock:    
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)$ 0.51$ 0.36$ 1.36$ 0.95
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)0000
Net earnings (in usd per share)0.510.361.360.96
Diluted earnings per share of common stock:    
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)0.510.351.340.94
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)0000
Net earnings (in usd per share)$ 0.51$ 0.36$ 1.34$ 0.94

IR Balance Sheet

2023-09-30
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 1,197.5$ 1,613.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $53.1 and $47.2, respectively1,216.11,122.0
Inventories1,082.91,025.4
Other current assets236.9206.9
Total current assets3,733.43,967.3
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $472.7 and $417.4, respectively685.8624.4
Goodwill6,489.86,064.2
Other intangible assets, net3,673.03,578.6
Deferred tax assets22.322.3
Other assets549.7509.1
Total assets15,154.014,765.9
Current liabilities:  
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt33.936.5
Accounts payable663.1778.7
Accrued liabilities957.7858.8
Total current liabilities1,654.71,674.0
Long-term debt, less current maturities2,699.32,716.1
Pensions and other postretirement benefits145.0147.2
Deferred income taxes630.1610.6
Other liabilities405.1360.8
Total liabilities5,534.25,508.7
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)0.00.0
Stockholders’ equity  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 428,208,898 and 426,327,805 shares issued as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively4.34.3
Capital in excess of par value9,527.19,476.8
Retained earnings1,475.5950.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(341.6)(251.7)
Treasury stock at cost; 23,412,443 and 21,210,095 shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively(1,111.3)(984.5)
Total Ingersoll Rand Inc. stockholders’ equity9,554.09,195.8
Noncontrolling interests65.861.4
Total stockholders’ equity9,619.89,257.2
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$ 15,154.0$ 14,765.9

About Ingersoll-Rand PLC

IR
Ingersoll Rand Inc. provides various mission-critical air, fluid, energy, specialty vehicle, and medical technologies in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Industrial Technologies and Services, and Precision and Science Technologies. The Industrial Technologies and Services segment designs, manufactures, markets, and services air and gas compression, vacuum, and blower products; fluid transfer equipment and loading systems; and power tools and lifting equipment, including associated aftermarket parts, consumables, air treatment equipment, controls, other accessories, and services under the under the Ingersoll Rand, Gardner Denver, Nash, CompAir, Elmo Rietschle, Robuschi, Emco Wheaton, and Runtech Systems brands. The Precision and Science Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and markets diaphragm, piston, water-powered, peristaltic, gear, vane, progressive cavity, and syringe pumps; and gas boosters, hydrogen compression systems, automated liquid handling systems, odorant injection systems, controls, software, and other related components and accessories for liquid and gas dosing, transfer, dispensing, compression, sampling, pressure management, and flow control in specialized or critical applications under the Air Dimensions, Albin, ARO, Dosatron, Haskel, LMI, Maximus, Milton Roy, MP, Oberdorfer, Seepex, Thomas, Welch, Williams, YZ, and Zinnser Analytic brand names. This segment's products are used in medical, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, water and waste water, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, agriculture, and other markets. It sells through an integrated network of direct sales representatives and independent distributors. The company was formerly known as Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Ingersoll Rand Inc. in March 2020. Ingersoll Rand Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
 CEO
 WEBSITEwww.irco.com
 EMPLOYEES17000

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As of Fri Dec 08 2023, market cap of Ingersoll-Rand PLC is 24.27 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of IR stock?

You can check IR's fair value in chart. The fair value of Ingersoll-Rand PLC is provided for various growth and macro-economic scenarios from very pessimiatic to very optimistic assumptions. These fair values are estimates from Grufity's Fair Value model based on company's past performance. However, past performance of Ingersoll-Rand PLC is no guarantee of future performance. These fairvalue estimates should only be used as one of the inputs in your stock analysis. We provide model's historical fair value estimates for IR so that you know how good or bad the model has been in the past so you can discard it if needed. There are others that provide fair values of stocks such as wallmine, finbox, gurufocus and finviz. Most provide point in time estimates. We provide a history of our models fair value estimates so that you can get a sense of it's usefulness. Otherwise this data point is of little use.

Is Ingersoll-Rand PLC a good stock to buy?

The fair value guage provides a quick view whether IR is over valued or under valued. Whether Ingersoll-Rand PLC is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Ingersoll-Rand PLC's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for IR.

What is Ingersoll-Rand PLC's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Fri Dec 08 2023, IR's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 40.13 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 4.1. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. IR PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.