Korean slang profile
PER
PER
An abbreviation for the price-to-earnings ratio: the share price divided by earnings per share.
An abbreviation for the price-to-earnings ratio: the share price divided by earnings per share.
- Expanded form
- 주가수익비율주가수익비율 (price-to-earnings ratio)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 26, 2020
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
기업 보고서에서 PER 항목을 찾아봤어.
I looked up the PER section in the company report.
02Documented history
- November 2020헤럴드경제 compared companies’ share prices and explained the share price divided by earnings per share as ‘주가수익비율(PER)’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 2020 article examined gives ‘주가수익비율’ (price-to-earnings ratio) alongside the abbreviation. When and why the abbreviation was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and explanation were checked in one article. Who first used it and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 급등장 속 10대 그룹 주가 ‘GS’ 저평가·‘삼성’ 고평가 (헤럴드경제)Published Nov 26, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026