ratio
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In McPeake’s view, CoreWeave’s equity raises “were inevitable” given its debt-to-market-capitalization ratio of 0.9, which indicates that it is highly reliant on borrowed money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
His price target of $1,600 is based on a price-to-earnings multiple of 9x 2027 estimates, notably above the current ratio of 5.77x.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Years of undisciplined fiscal policy have doubled the debt-to-GDP ratio over the past two decades to over 100% in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Start with the 2010 law’s medical-loss ratio, which requires insurers to spend at least 80% to 85% of premium dollars on medical care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I fear the ratio of the mass of propellant added compared to the mass of the empty rocket will be too small,” he said.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
On two observation dates, researchers measured methanol-to-HCN ratios of roughly 70 and 120.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The P/E ratios are based on rolling consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by LSEG.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
I spent my career as a bond analyst and was always surprised at how differently the rating agencies rate states from corporations with comparable leverage ratios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
For 12 of these 22 stocks, forward P/E ratios have declined this year, because the earnings estimates have risen more quickly than the share prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Pure intervals are the ones found in the harmonic series, with very simple frequency ratios.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vance has been repeatedly ratioed on X ever since, a small but telling sign that the usual outrage machine is misfiring.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
They’ve become an entire syntax of communication; many a fine dunk below a ratioed tweet consists of a single GIF.
From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2022
They also see in Ellis a persona who can laugh off getting ratioed amid a watch-your-step social media culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Soon, 100 of her followers went over to the ASU president’s actual account and ratioed a tweet Crow sent out directing people to resources for coronavirus information.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2020
The news that McCabe found a new gig was broken by CNN’s in-house media reporter Oliver Darcy, and his tweet was quickly met with criticism and swiftly ratioed.
From Fox News ● Aug. 23, 2019
Candy preference ratioing gets fierce during Spooky Season.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
Never has so much ratioing left the internet all at once.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2017
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