On this page we presented the Y PE Ratio History information for Alleghany' stock. The average Y PE ratio history based on using the annualized quarterly earnings result at each measurement period (for the "E" in the PE calculation; and the closing price on earnings date as the "P") is 20.5. Meanwhile, using the trailing twelve month (TTM) quarterly earnings result as our method of calculation the "E" value at each measurement period, the average Y PE ratio history based on this TTM earnings result method is 40.9. Note: any PE calculations involving negative earnings were discarded as not meaningful.

Let's now compare this Y PE ratio history result, against the recent PE: when this page was posted on 10/24/2022, the most recent closing price for Y had been 847.79, and the most recent quarterly earnings result, annualized, was 69.12. Meanwhile, the most recent TTM earnings summed to 53.33. From these numbers, we calculate the recent Y PE on 10/24/2022 based on annualized quarterly EPS was 12.3. Based on Y's history, that recent PE is low relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 40.0% lower than the historical average PE across our data set for Alleghany. Looking at the recent Y PE on 10/24/2022 based on TTM EPS, we calculate the ratio at 15.9. Based on Y's history, that recent PE is low relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 61.1% lower than the average PE across our Alleghany data set with TTM EPS used in the calculation at each period.

Another interesting Y PE ratio history calculation we look at is to take the median earnings per share of the last four quarters for Y, and then annualize the resulting value... with that annualized number then being used in the PE calculation. To walk through this math for Y, we start with the past four EPS numbers and we first sort them from lowest to highest: -1.26, 17.28, 18.46, and 18.85. We then toss out the highest and lowest result, and then take the average of those two middle numbers — 17.28 and 18.46 — which gives us the median of 17.87. Basically the way to think about this 17.87 number is this: for the trailing four earnings reports, 17.87 marks the "middle ground" number where Y has reported a value higher than 17.87 half the time, and has reported a value lower than 17.87 half the time. Annualizing that median value then gets us to 71.48/share, which we use as the denominator in our next PE calculation. With 847.79 as the numerator (as of 10/24/2022), the calculation is then 847.79 / 71.48 = 11.9 as the Y PE ratio as of 10/24/2022, based on that annualized median value we calculated.

For self directed investors doing their due diligence on Y or any other given stock, valuation analysis for Y can greatly benefit from studying the past earnings and resulting PE ratio history calculations. This type of study can help inform an analysis as to whether the earnings trajectory over time and current versus historical average PE ratios justify the current stock market value.

That's why we bring you HistoricalPERatio.com to make it easy for investors to investigate Alleghany PE ratio history — or the PE history for any stock in our coverage universe. And in your continued research we hope you will be sure to check out the further links included for next earnings dates and also historical earnings surprises history for Y. Thanks for visiting, and the next time you need to research Y PE Ratio History or the PE ratio history for another stock, we hope our site will come to mind as your go-to PE ratio history research resource of choice.