Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 9.70 as of 2026-10-06T17:37:40.935Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T15:12:08.496Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T17:37:40.935Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T17:34:26.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 13c68b6bbecf8c230befb5ec321089391efad52020876c97f981afade5b7563a
Forward PE Ratio (9.70) = Dated Quote Price ($104.21) / Consensus Forward EPS ($10.75)
FORWARD PE RATIO
9.70
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
11.18
median of 377 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-13.24%
vs the sector median at left
Preferred Bank
Market Cap
$1.23B
Forward PE Ratio
9.70
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Bank (PFBC) | $1.23B | 9.70 |
| Jefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock (JCAP)vs › | $1.22B | 6.67 |
| Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (OSBC)vs › | $1.29B | 11.44 |
| HBT Financial, Inc. (HBT)vs › | $1.32B | 11.95 |
| First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (FMBH)vs › | $1.32B | 11.22 |
| Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO)vs › | $1.33B | 10.12 |
| Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA)vs › | $1.14B | 14.08 |
| Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (CTBI)vs › | $1.38B | 11.92 |
| Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (BHRB)vs › | $1.40B | 9.15 |
| International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGIC)vs › | $1.07B | 10.24 |
Trailing P/E
9.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
9.7
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $10.75 implies -1.7% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $10.94.
At the dated quote price of $104.21, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $10.75 | $10.59 – $11.06 | 5 | 9.7x |
| 2027-12-31 | $11.12 | $10.68 – $11.53 | 5 | 9.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $12.03 | $11.91 – $12.23 | 1 | 8.7x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute