PE
Ratio by Sector
Data Used: Value Line database, of 7036 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2010
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which companies are included in each industry
PE
Ratio by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7036 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2010
can be obtained by clicking here
on
which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Aggregate Market Cap/ Aggregate Net Income | Price/Current EPS | Price/Trailing EPS | Price/Forward PE | Expected Growth | Payout | Beta |
| Advertising | 36 | NA | 45.12 | 21.32 | 19.99 | 11.40% | NA | 1.60 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 12.00 | 31.58 | 18.98 | 22.24 | 9.68% | 48.72% | 1.19 |
| Air Transport | 44 | 506.06 | 24.99 | 15.72 | 15.04 | 11.76% | 2070.48% | 1.06 |
| Apparel | 56 | 17.59 | 19.64 | 19.45 | 16.31 | 10.45% | 20.35% | 1.30 |
| Auto & Truck | 22 | NA | 15.77 | 23.92 | 41.41 | 9.70% | NA | 1.72 |
| Auto Parts | 54 | 22.56 | 19.77 | 92.92 | 43.73 | 10.63% | 50.30% | 1.75 |
| Bank | 481 | NA | 16.80 | 21.99 | 20.48 | 7.79% | NA | 0.75 |
| Bank (Canadian) | 7 | 19.66 | 14.12 | 15.06 | 13.19 | 7.08% | 0.00% | 0.86 |
| Bank (Midwest) | 39 | 188.79 | 14.37 | 18.09 | 20.84 | 7.18% | 0.00% | 0.96 |
| Beverage | 41 | 18.70 | 19.14 | 20.71 | 15.56 | 16.50% | 59.61% | 1.04 |
| Biotechnology | 121 | 86.57 | 35.13 | 32.10 | 27.77 | 20.28% | 0.54% | 1.10 |
| Building Materials | 53 | 15.31 | 29.08 | 72.01 | 32.19 | 2.95% | 36.11% | 1.45 |
| Cable TV | 24 | 26.75 | 17.70 | 21.55 | 22.61 | 21.63% | 43.54% | 1.69 |
| Canadian Energy | 10 | 9.67 | 11.72 | 25.40 | 24.33 | 5.25% | 100.30% | 1.18 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 17 | 11.68 | 10.75 | 17.31 | 17.14 | 11.30% | 45.60% | 1.27 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 31 | 21.47 | 13.33 | 21.62 | 24.32 | 6.53% | 99.55% | 1.37 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 97 | 19.00 | 23.04 | 29.36 | 19.48 | 9.39% | 88.45% | 1.29 |
| Coal | 21 | 16.30 | 20.14 | 29.21 | 18.24 | 11.75% | 63.20% | 1.67 |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 333 | 22.87 | 32.49 | 74.72 | 33.96 | 17.27% | 8.03% | 1.02 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 129 | 21.89 | 30.26 | 59.03 | 34.68 | 17.35% | 37.99% | 1.29 |
| Diversified Co. | 121 | 14.67 | 47.35 | 25.15 | 19.24 | 4.39% | 42.74% | 1.20 |
| Drug | 337 | 17.97 | 33.22 | 20.44 | 18.82 | 17.52% | 27.33% | 1.11 |
| E-Commerce | 56 | 64.14 | 60.87 | 72.10 | 44.53 | 22.23% | 0.68% | 1.18 |
| Educational Services | 38 | 26.27 | 30.67 | 29.91 | 20.96 | 21.70% | 5.58% | 0.75 |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 23 | 14.32 | 16.26 | 15.98 | 14.18 | 5.60% | 518.59% | 0.79 |
| Electric Utility (East) | 24 | 13.73 | 17.57 | 16.16 | 13.37 | 5.31% | 385.66% | 0.73 |
| Electric Utility (West) | 14 | 13.46 | 38.45 | 16.77 | 12.85 | 6.79% | 398.39% | 0.75 |
| Electrical Equipment | 87 | 16.56 | 31.07 | 23.80 | 21.58 | 9.91% | 29.68% | 1.41 |
| Electronics | 183 | 29.17 | 24.61 | 29.00 | 26.16 | 12.52% | 26.06% | 1.16 |
| Entertainment | 95 | 20.38 | 16.15 | 18.77 | 28.22 | 15.22% | 43.82% | 1.81 |
| Entertainment Tech | 35 | NA | 29.62 | 100.18 | 32.52 | 16.62% | NA | 1.32 |
| Environmental | 91 | 22.09 | 30.78 | 44.64 | 31.48 | 14.04% | 86.32% | 0.97 |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 296 | NA | 59.58 | 125.31 | 15.82 | 10.78% | NA | 1.39 |
| Food Processing | 121 | 14.65 | 22.45 | 28.04 | 17.15 | 14.76% | 33.59% | 0.86 |
| Foreign Electronics | 9 | NA | 62.31 | 66.55 | 35.55 | 15.67% | NA | 1.13 |
| Funeral Services | 5 | 13.79 | 20.82 | 28.34 | 23.08 | 9.75% | 16.43% | 1.19 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | 26.48 | 20.34 | 35.71 | 24.67 | 5.46% | 35.92% | 1.52 |
| Healthcare Information | 33 | 46.03 | 127.59 | 170.18 | 31.29 | 16.66% | 2.86% | 0.97 |
| Heavy Construction | 14 | 12.73 | 16.62 | 15.62 | 17.07 | 11.42% | 7.87% | 1.42 |
| Homebuilding | 28 | NA | 39.22 | 59.65 | 15.59 | 15.83% | NA | 1.45 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 74 | 27.06 | 33.89 | 77.69 | 30.72 | 8.31% | 39.47% | 1.74 |
| Household Products | 23 | 16.89 | 14.81 | 15.77 | 18.60 | 10.59% | 58.74% | 1.15 |
| Human Resources | 30 | 26.22 | 33.96 | 100.60 | 63.67 | 7.77% | 16.64% | 1.38 |
| Industrial Services | 168 | 24.16 | 25.20 | 21.97 | 24.74 | 13.02% | 18.41% | 1.07 |
| Information Services | 29 | 18.64 | 19.62 | 22.31 | 21.14 | 13.37% | 38.17% | 1.28 |
| Insurance (Life) | 31 | 13.75 | 18.03 | 38.93 | 10.72 | 4.78% | 2.86% | 1.38 |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 85 | 12.15 | 21.70 | 15.54 | 10.01 | 9.02% | 5.19% | 0.92 |
| Internet | 239 | 43.64 | 52.53 | 45.99 | 34.72 | 17.21% | 0.13% | 1.04 |
| Investment Co. | 19 | NA | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | NA | 0.76 |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 16 | 28.09 | 25.76 | 37.75 | 25.71 | 0.00% | 1.23% | 1.39 |
| Machinery | 130 | 12.41 | 14.44 | 31.43 | 22.21 | 7.04% | 67.92% | 1.32 |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 15 | 31.29 | 88.02 | 60.39 | 36.37 | 3.00% | 6.92% | 1.21 |
| Maritime | 53 | 6.79 | 14.40 | 35.93 | 17.16 | 4.43% | 93.23% | 1.38 |
| Medical Services | 162 | 13.99 | 18.22 | 19.81 | 15.82 | 12.53% | 1.90% | 0.97 |
| Medical Supplies | 264 | 18.43 | 36.58 | 45.88 | 39.54 | 17.93% | 34.86% | 1.04 |
| Metal Fabricating | 36 | 16.74 | 10.12 | 30.38 | 47.05 | 2.88% | 33.21% | 1.54 |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 79 | 19.55 | 105.63 | 161.74 | 27.03 | 4.31% | 87.52% | 1.23 |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 32 | 11.49 | 14.72 | 18.86 | 18.82 | 6.14% | 174.20% | 1.29 |
| Natural Gas Utility | 24 | 14.06 | 15.19 | 15.66 | 13.51 | 4.23% | 178.34% | 0.68 |
| Newspaper | 15 | 43.81 | 16.11 | 14.18 | 24.03 | -4.92% | 577.06% | 1.94 |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 25 | 13.65 | 23.20 | 30.57 | 17.78 | 5.78% | 19.67% | 1.19 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 19 | 14.29 | 16.45 | 18.27 | 33.49 | 7.62% | 563.70% | 0.89 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 113 | 10.98 | 18.21 | 27.33 | 23.25 | 4.08% | 63.91% | 1.45 |
| Packaging & Container | 31 | 31.18 | 15.30 | 18.72 | 15.92 | 9.78% | 81.71% | 1.20 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 39 | NA | 174.20 | 25.36 | 20.01 | 18.58% | NA | 1.63 |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 24 | 7.23 | 7.84 | 24.82 | 17.45 | 3.37% | 212.22% | 1.24 |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 198 | 12.20 | 20.57 | 60.90 | 31.25 | 12.51% | 49.28% | 1.16 |
| Pharmacy Services | 21 | 25.85 | 16.41 | 16.56 | 16.41 | 14.51% | 28.35% | 0.88 |
| Power | 77 | 26.36 | 21.22 | 20.61 | 43.30 | 21.19% | 3.71% | 1.23 |
| Precious Metals | 78 | 63.43 | 59.19 | 45.42 | 36.82 | 8.07% | 81.59% | 1.18 |
| Precision Instrument | 98 | 26.38 | 27.13 | 48.39 | 44.46 | 15.70% | 2.26% | 1.24 |
| Property Management | 20 | 87.02 | 23.92 | 24.40 | 19.47 | 8.28% | 140.10% | 1.63 |
| Public/Private Equity | 9 | NA | 4.71 | 19.43 | 8.06 | -2.00% | NA | 2.40 |
| Publishing | 30 | 11.20 | 15.60 | 14.57 | 18.09 | 11.92% | 24.40% | 1.43 |
| R.E.I.T. | 143 | 83.27 | 23.52 | 42.09 | 18.05 | 4.61% | 813.56% | 1.60 |
| Railroad | 15 | 14.63 | 38.73 | 19.63 | 24.73 | 7.14% | 119.65% | 1.29 |
| Recreation | 65 | 14.62 | 27.27 | 18.43 | 16.38 | 14.01% | 15.06% | 1.43 |
| Reinsurance | 8 | 13.62 | 33.85 | 8.84 | 7.26 | 18.50% | 1.11% | 1.07 |
| Restaurant | 68 | 18.83 | 29.55 | 24.52 | 17.76 | 13.16% | 85.89% | 1.34 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 157 | 24.33 | 28.69 | 29.94 | 21.24 | 11.03% | 39.59% | 1.43 |
| Retail Automotive | 15 | 18.13 | 22.52 | 24.79 | 19.61 | 10.93% | 2.59% | 1.46 |
| Retail Building Supply | 7 | 16.87 | 20.85 | 23.63 | 21.52 | 7.90% | 54.15% | 0.95 |
| Retail Store | 43 | 16.86 | 18.42 | 22.74 | 14.17 | 11.27% | 87.90% | 1.35 |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 32 | 23.29 | 20.70 | 16.78 | 15.59 | 12.64% | 62.66% | 0.73 |
| Securities Brokerage | 30 | 17.96 | 37.36 | 18.06 | 14.90 | 10.96% | 38.44% | 1.18 |
| Semiconductor | 125 | 35.51 | 65.24 | 56.88 | 50.78 | 15.08% | 47.89% | 1.56 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 14 | 26.79 | 30.65 | 133.72 | 35.15 | 2.65% | 5.16% | 1.93 |
| Shoe | 19 | 19.88 | 36.98 | 46.76 | 46.36 | 7.67% | 25.94% | 1.34 |
| Steel (General) | 20 | 9.51 | 16.85 | 57.42 | 18.39 | 10.75% | 54.99% | 1.61 |
| Steel (Integrated) | 15 | 8.69 | 58.63 | 13.05 | 60.99 | 4.90% | 78.53% | 1.85 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 115 | 59.99 | 21.16 | 43.95 | 21.23 | 12.80% | 27.82% | 1.15 |
| Telecom. Services | 140 | 14.27 | 44.14 | 82.66 | 18.60 | 12.50% | 190.40% | 1.10 |
| Thrift | 227 | NA | 24.96 | 50.22 | 27.08 | 9.38% | NA | 0.73 |
| Tobacco | 12 | 14.22 | 16.15 | 15.31 | 11.95 | 3.20% | 28.56% | 0.78 |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 19 | 20.21 | 24.72 | 20.08 | 15.42 | 10.15% | 30.46% | 1.23 |
| Trucking | 33 | NA | 30.92 | 50.05 | 38.11 | 11.28% | NA | 1.30 |
| Utility (Foreign) | 5 | NA | 25.41 | 21.07 | 21.98 | 9.00% | NA | 1.07 |
| Water Utility | 15 | 21.28 | 30.55 | 32.41 | 22.21 | 4.98% | 229.90% | 0.82 |
| Wireless Networking | 60 | 55.46 | 43.84 | 29.91 | 33.34 | 15.87% | 1.27% | 1.50 |
| Total Market | 7036 | 22.99 | 29.57 | 39.93 | 24.37 | 11.39% | 143.47% | 1.17 |