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ratio

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


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Conagra’s $7.3 billion debt costs nearly $400 million annually in interest, limiting reinvestment despite a 58% dividend payout ratio.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Pele has a marginally better goals-per-minute ratio having averaged a goal every 105 minutes at World Cups, compared to 113 for Kane.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Excluding motor vehicles and parts, the retail inventory-to-sales ratio held at 1.09 in April for the second straight month, according to Census Bureau data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The Nasdaq’s forward price-to-earnings ratio is sitting right around its 10-year average of 23.5 times earnings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

In the carton kept at room temperature, the two strains had acquired the opposite ratio.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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