P/E ratio for Henry Schein (HSIC)

P/E ratio history for Henry Schein from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Patterson Companies PDCO	9.22	-57.61%	🇺🇸 USA
Cardinal Health CAH	121	457.04%	🇺🇸 USA
Owens & Minor OMI	-9.73	-144.73%	🇺🇸 USA
McKesson MCK	24.5	12.53%	🇺🇸 USA
AmerisourceBergen ABC	21.7	-0.19%	🇺🇸 USA
Allscripts MDRX	21.5	-1.16%	🇺🇸 USA
IDEXX Laboratories IDXX	42.3	94.53%	🇺🇸 USA
Petco WOOF	32.3	48.35%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.