ratio

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The company’s operating ratio, a closely watched figure that measures the percentage of revenue consumed by expenses, fell to 58.9% from 59.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal

These are comparisons of forward price/earnings ratios for the indexes, which are constituent companies’ prices divided by rolling consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by LSEG, weighted by market capitalization.

From MarketWatch

"The increase is perhaps more in fat proportion. Therefore, if one feature best summarizes this profile, I think, it would be an elevated weight-to-muscle ratio, especially in male individuals."

From Science Daily

Companies also have had to disclose their effective tax rate, which is the ratio between their tax expense and pretax income.

From The Wall Street Journal

At purchase, the insurance quote is attached to a lender requirement and an escrow calculation and a debt-to-income ratio.

From Barron's