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That multiple is below both the five-year average — 20.14 — and the 10-year average of 19.55, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

BBC News NI was given access to see the Da Vinci in action - and, like a real-life sci-fi creation, it has multiple towering robotic arms that hover over the patient.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Planadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje told a local radio station that multiple people with injuries were taken to a local school for treatment.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

A multiple closer to 20 is a reasonable bull case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“I’m not sure I’d be able to concentrate with you two in the house. I’m OK with the occasional Wednesday, but multiple afternoons a week would be too much.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

But for investors it means that they should focus less on whether a recession is imminent or how fast the economy is growing, and instead on profit margins and P/E multiples.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Consumer-staples stocks normally trade at lower, more defensive multiples because of steady growth and reliable dividends.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

And tech darlings are no longer commanding the multiples that they once did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Crucially, with the broader market spinning its wheels of late, surging earnings mean price-to-earnings multiples have dropped.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Then you take away all the numbers that are multiples of 2.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon