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Price, valuation, and the composite score on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 7 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $310.76. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $430.93 | 18.5 | 27.12 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $107.78 | 27.8 | 3.88 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $329.84 | 26.9 | 12.24 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $203.00 | 3.8 | 53.28 | TTM | high |
| PEG | 12M |
Monthly trailing P/E with quartile reference lines.
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
| $233.26 |
| 19.1 |
| 12.24 |
| TTM |
| high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $264.12 | 21.6 | 12.24 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $334.22 | 26.9 | 12.40 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $38.93 | 27.8 | 1.40 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $401.83 | 26.9 | 14.91 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $247.17 | 3.8 | 64.88 | Analyst | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $284.18 | 19.1 | 14.91 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $321.77 | 21.6 | 14.91 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $458.37 | 26.9 | 17.01 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $281.85 | 3.8 | 73.98 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $324.16 | 19.1 | 17.01 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $367.04 | 21.6 | 17.01 | Analyst | high |