trailing

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With an attractive gross margin but a very high trailing price-to-sales figure, how might Cerebras compare with other large semiconductor manufacturers?

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

For comparison, Nvidia trades at a trailing price-to-sales ratio of about 27 times.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

UC Irvine got within one, trailing 17-16, but Hawaii kept pace and eventually mounted a back-breaking 5-0 run to take a 23-18 lead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And behind them there is the trailing pack of Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party of England and Wales.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The next thing I know, one of the dogs is running away from us, back into the park, with the leash trailing behind.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks