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The S&P 500 is 76% or 6% above average, both correct
Forward P/E is the only measure close to its own average, and that average is drawn from the last ten years rather than the last century. Sources: multpl.com and FactSet.
A price to earnings ratio divides price by profits, and which profits is a choice. The S&P 500 trades at 28.63 times reported earnings, 76% above its long run mean, and 20.1 times forecast earnings, 6% above its ten year average. Both are correctly calculated.
28.63Trailing P/E
16.23Long run mean
20.1Forward P/E
19.0Ten year average
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