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ratio

[rey-shoh, -shee-oh] / ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ /


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That puts Tesla’s CEO-to-worker pay ratio at 2,522,203 to 1, the company said in a Thursday filing.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

It’s up 29% from just a few weeks ago, when I pointed out here that it had the lowest forward price/earnings ratio in the S&P 500.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Orders were $7.8 billion, above sales, for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.4 times.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The debt-to-GDP ratio is economists’ preferred metric for how much the country’s borrowing weighs on the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

One of these means yielded the most “beautiful” number in the world: the golden ratio.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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