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Financial Fields

This page defines common fields that appear in quote, fundamentals, search, and history responses. The API Reference remains the exact source for endpoint-specific schemas.

Quote Fields

FieldMeaning
symbolYahoo Finance-style ticker symbol.
shortName / longNameDisplay names for the instrument or issuer.
quoteTypeInstrument type such as equity, ETF, index, cryptocurrency, or currency.
marketStateCurrent session state for the instrument's market.
regularMarketPriceCurrent or latest regular-session price.
regularMarketChangeAbsolute price change for the regular session.
regularMarketChangePercentPercent price change for the regular session.
regularMarketTimeTimestamp for the latest regular-market quote.
regularMarketVolumeReported regular-session trading volume.
bid / askCurrent bid and ask prices when available.
fiftyTwoWeekHigh / fiftyTwoWeekLowHighest and lowest prices over the trailing 52-week period.

Valuation Fields

FieldMeaning
marketCapEquity market value when available.
trailingPEPrice-to-earnings ratio using trailing earnings.
forwardPEPrice-to-earnings ratio using forward earnings estimates.
priceToBookPrice divided by book value per share.
enterpriseValueMarket capitalization plus debt and other adjustments, less cash, when available.
enterpriseToRevenueEnterprise value divided by revenue.
enterpriseToEbitdaEnterprise value divided by EBITDA.

Price Range Fields

FieldMeaning
regularMarketDayHigh / regularMarketDayLowDay high and low for the regular session.
regularMarketOpenOpening price for the regular session.
regularMarketPreviousClosePrevious regular-session close.
postMarketPrice / preMarketPriceExtended-hours prices when available.
fiftyTwoWeekRangeHuman-readable 52-week range where returned.

Formatted Values

Some fundamentals endpoints return fields as objects with raw and formatted forms:

{
"raw": 198.53,
"fmt": "198.53"
}

Use raw for calculations and fmt for display. Do not parse fmt for financial math.

Practical Rules

  • Check field existence before using optional financial metrics.
  • Use raw numeric values for calculations.
  • Keep display formatting separate from stored values.
  • Treat valuation fields as point-in-time snapshots, not audited time-series data unless you are using a time-series endpoint.