PE
Ratio by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2026
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| Industry Name | Number of firms | % of Money Losing firms (Trailing) | Current PE | Trailing PE | Forward PE | Aggregate Mkt Cap/ Net Income (all firms) | Aggregate Mkt Cap/ Trailing Net Income (only money making firms) | Expected growth - next 5 years | PEG Ratio |
| Advertising | 52 | 78.85% | 132.24 | 44.43 | 52.87 | 460.52 | 25.51 | 2.29% | 11.16 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 79 | 50.63% | 118.00 | 92.80 | 45.87 | 78.11 | 35.27 | 25.04% | 1.41 |
| Air Transport | 23 | 60.87% | 15.55 | 18.32 | 11.37 | 26.12 | 12.87 | 30.21% | 0.43 |
| Apparel | 35 | 62.86% | 82.10 | 37.83 | 24.89 | 41.21 | 27.09 | 13.63% | 1.99 |
| Auto & Truck | 33 | 81.82% | 44.59 | 64.32 | 49.04 | 148.45 | 119.62 | 10.22% | 11.71 |
| Auto Parts | 35 | 48.57% | 27.85 | 28.07 | 15.13 | 46.96 | 20.23 | 15.97% | 1.27 |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 6.67% | 17.58 | 14.95 | 13.04 | 14.99 | 14.17 | 13.74% | 1.03 |
| Banks (Regional) | 568 | 14.08% | 34.74 | 33.60 | 11.00 | 14.99 | 12.60 | 13.96% | 0.90 |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 14 | 64.29% | 34.97 | 28.30 | 12.84 | 24.30 | 16.57 | 3.89% | 4.26 |
| Beverage (Soft) | 27 | 70.37% | 37.11 | 47.76 | 23.70 | 26.92 | 26.25 | 15.44% | 1.70 |
| Broadcasting | 24 | 70.83% | 6.38 | 44.76 | 17.50 | NA | 13.47 | 0.87% | 15.52 |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 32 | 21.88% | 26.81 | 86.54 | 19.86 | 24.36 | 19.80 | 20.30% | 0.98 |
| Building Materials | 41 | 29.27% | 21.06 | 32.80 | 18.39 | 14.71 | 17.12 | 10.19% | 1.68 |
| Business & Consumer Services | 155 | 56.77% | 35.43 | 36.40 | 18.70 | 30.80 | 24.15 | 12.80% | 1.89 |
| Cable TV | 9 | 44.44% | 13.75 | 6.10 | 9.21 | 8.73 | 5.06 | 5.43% | 0.93 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 29 | 75.86% | 14.07 | 24.42 | 22.82 | 18.45 | 18.40 | 19.81% | 0.93 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 100.00% | 20.55 | NA | 14.17 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 59 | 59.32% | 161.70 | 196.77 | 19.32 | 48.06 | 23.18 | 8.46% | 2.74 |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | 81.25% | 23.85 | 17.01 | 34.39 | 52.16 | 19.75 | 22.54% | 0.88 |
| Computer Services | 64 | 54.69% | 26.45 | 51.60 | 56.54 | 30.24 | 26.06 | 12.33% | 2.11 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | 61.11% | 80.95 | 81.13 | 36.15 | 36.18 | 34.33 | 25.42% | 1.35 |
| Construction Supplies | 40 | 30.00% | 26.96 | 42.75 | 17.69 | 21.91 | 25.80 | 7.61% | 3.39 |
| Diversified | 20 | 80.00% | 14.13 | 15.73 | 14.88 | 13.44 | 16.80 | 7.57% | 2.22 |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 496 | 89.52% | 109.27 | 64.28 | 63.76 | NA | 32.05 | 38.08% | 0.84 |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 228 | 84.65% | 335.27 | 55.67 | 24.19 | 58.92 | 24.95 | 17.81% | 1.40 |
| Education | 32 | 50.00% | 27.60 | 26.97 | 18.11 | 39.34 | 15.04 | 19.03% | 0.79 |
| Electrical Equipment | 112 | 75.00% | 76.44 | 80.04 | 29.61 | NA | 47.25 | 18.86% | 2.50 |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 8 | 100.00% | NA | NA | 19.51 | NA | NA | -56.80% | NA |
| Electronics (General) | 114 | 59.65% | 52.00 | 48.44 | 29.61 | 56.65 | 40.20 | 17.69% | 2.27 |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 39.58% | 90.22 | 63.33 | 28.11 | 36.88 | 24.83 | 21.04% | 1.18 |
| Entertainment | 92 | 82.61% | 171.99 | 108.63 | 42.73 | NA | 32.46 | 5.75% | 5.64 |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 53 | 79.25% | 66.20 | 66.55 | 61.07 | 37.67 | 34.29 | 12.20% | 2.81 |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 65.71% | 16.79 | 19.12 | 19.31 | 24.17 | 21.98 | 11.99% | 1.83 |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 176 | 40.91% | 65.59 | 26.14 | 16.38 | 22.85 | 22.08 | 22.02% | 1.00 |
| Food Processing | 78 | 60.26% | 30.97 | 47.97 | 17.23 | 16.78 | 16.50 | 2.66% | 6.21 |
| Food Wholesalers | 13 | 53.85% | 24.90 | 26.80 | 16.64 | 27.12 | 24.66 | 36.93% | 0.67 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 27 | 51.85% | 15.93 | 17.38 | 20.34 | 85.45 | 25.18 | 12.28% | 2.05 |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 15 | 86.67% | 44.56 | 32.25 | 42.71 | 66.37 | 25.95 | 7.77% | 3.34 |
| Healthcare Products | 204 | 75.98% | 55.87 | 43.07 | 42.33 | 46.52 | 30.35 | 11.07% | 2.74 |
| Healthcare Support Services | 104 | 62.50% | 94.43 | 83.77 | 55.29 | 23.64 | 21.07 | 12.57% | 1.68 |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 115 | 76.52% | 219.64 | 506.55 | 37.38 | 109.93 | 37.27 | 11.17% | 3.34 |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 20.00% | 10.20 | 11.45 | 14.35 | 10.24 | 11.25 | 1.97% | 5.72 |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | 51.61% | 24.35 | 18.80 | 15.65 | 16.72 | 15.61 | 14.98% | 1.04 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 63 | 53.97% | 83.16 | 46.60 | 29.07 | 31.70 | 24.71 | 13.57% | 1.82 |
| Household Products | 110 | 71.82% | 65.89 | 33.07 | 16.85 | 24.19 | 19.66 | 8.02% | 2.45 |
| Information Services | 15 | 40.00% | 29.35 | 24.92 | 13.22 | 25.82 | 23.56 | 10.12% | 2.33 |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 23.81% | 55.15 | 33.96 | 21.51 | 29.96 | 27.34 | 24.58% | 1.11 |
| Insurance (Life) | 20 | 25.00% | 19.86 | 12.56 | 9.30 | 10.17 | 11.82 | -30.45% | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 57 | 14.04% | 18.05 | 18.33 | 16.36 | 16.52 | 11.78 | 15.33% | 0.77 |
| Investments & Asset Management | 283 | 57.60% | 378.64 | 75.30 | 18.77 | 24.80 | 22.99 | 15.00% | 1.53 |
| Machinery | 105 | 42.86% | 42.60 | 35.76 | 24.06 | 26.22 | 26.64 | 13.55% | 1.97 |
| Metals & Mining | 73 | 84.93% | 92.87 | 54.12 | 29.82 | 45.55 | 29.45 | 34.42% | 0.86 |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 42.86% | 13.42 | 18.55 | 10.31 | 55.65 | 18.18 | 14.40% | 1.26 |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 0.00% | 13.01 | 16.24 | 21.90 | 15.70 | 19.02 | 4.14% | 4.60 |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 142 | 59.15% | 21.36 | 30.98 | 16.14 | 15.22 | 12.68 | 4.90% | 2.59 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | 43.48% | 20.20 | 23.72 | 42.52 | 21.61 | 18.55 | 12.69% | 1.46 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 57.73% | 37.98 | 33.30 | 21.22 | 18.95 | 19.41 | 3.47% | 5.60 |
| Packaging & Container | 19 | 36.84% | 60.51 | 16.43 | 15.28 | 12.71 | 13.94 | 18.96% | 0.74 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 50.00% | 7.03 | 12.85 | 16.64 | 10.99 | 14.50 | -9.30% | NA |
| Power | 46 | 10.87% | 20.75 | 24.74 | 17.59 | 23.13 | 20.98 | 9.60% | 2.19 |
| Precious Metals | 56 | 85.71% | 119.66 | 26.80 | 16.45 | 50.91 | 18.55 | 71.77% | 0.26 |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 52.63% | 18.57 | 15.18 | 13.51 | 21.08 | 16.72 | 9.39% | 1.78 |
| R.E.I.T. | 190 | 33.68% | 62.98 | 36.95 | 45.11 | 56.11 | 28.10 | 4.29% | 6.55 |
| Real Estate (Development) | 14 | 78.57% | 29.45 | 11.35 | 12.34 | 23.35 | 13.38 | -2.90% | NA |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 58.33% | 46.16 | 40.25 | 14.33 | 41.71 | 19.37 | NA | NA |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 59.26% | 61.29 | 107.34 | 93.59 | 405.47 | 43.84 | 33.00% | 1.33 |
| Recreation | 49 | 57.14% | 24.85 | 119.01 | 38.02 | 96.02 | 18.18 | 9.95% | 1.83 |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 0.00% | 18.65 | 15.42 | 8.14 | 18.65 | 15.42 | NA | NA |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | 46.88% | 67.67 | 48.33 | 31.90 | 36.36 | 32.79 | 3.53% | 9.29 |
| Retail (Automotive) | 34 | 55.88% | 34.26 | 54.83 | 21.88 | 27.36 | 24.02 | 17.82% | 1.35 |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 14 | 50.00% | 31.22 | 23.47 | 23.14 | 23.42 | 22.31 | 16.98% | 1.31 |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | 45.16% | 103.56 | 28.80 | 43.84 | 25.41 | 22.43 | 9.47% | 2.37 |
| Retail (General) | 23 | 26.09% | 46.68 | 51.00 | 23.97 | 43.04 | 33.49 | 11.71% | 2.86 |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | 40.00% | 17.46 | 20.54 | 14.34 | 17.66 | 25.23 | 11.14% | 2.27 |
| Retail (REITs) | 26 | 7.69% | 109.93 | 368.69 | 44.39 | 35.74 | 31.10 | 3.99% | 7.79 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 94 | 61.70% | 26.04 | 314.01 | 21.52 | 27.75 | 24.91 | 8.08% | 3.08 |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 100.00% | 35.81 | NA | 7.30 | 42.70 | NA | 9.07% | NA |
| Semiconductor | 66 | 62.12% | 70.13 | 100.18 | 37.29 | 77.42 | 48.81 | 22.88% | 2.13 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 31 | 45.16% | 47.58 | 46.83 | 41.58 | 35.88 | 34.18 | 18.74% | 1.82 |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 62.50% | 13.70 | 18.87 | 11.56 | 12.94 | 13.67 | 16.40% | 0.83 |
| Shoe | 11 | 36.36% | 18.70 | 24.47 | 17.10 | 22.50 | 30.47 | 7.30% | 4.17 |
| Software (Entertainment) | 77 | 71.43% | 70.74 | 39.34 | 18.52 | 34.47 | 29.62 | 20.55% | 1.44 |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | 72.41% | 162.98 | 67.21 | 64.81 | NA | 34.82 | 20.90% | 1.67 |
| Software (System & Application) | 309 | 70.23% | 122.49 | 79.17 | 34.13 | 49.13 | 37.52 | 22.76% | 1.65 |
| Steel | 19 | 36.84% | 77.37 | 47.58 | 16.85 | 23.62 | 24.07 | 16.04% | 1.50 |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 12 | 75.00% | 21.64 | 107.14 | 35.63 | 21.37 | 19.49 | 15.10% | 1.29 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 57 | 68.42% | 125.46 | 84.72 | 39.47 | 48.01 | 35.08 | 40.27% | 0.87 |
| Telecom. Services | 39 | 79.49% | 26.52 | 16.79 | 26.50 | 14.39 | 8.02 | 59.42% | 0.13 |
| Tobacco | 10 | 50.00% | 22.98 | 23.21 | 17.64 | 19.02 | 19.81 | 6.11% | 3.24 |
| Transportation | 19 | 52.63% | 60.03 | 28.87 | 19.76 | 24.40 | 13.35 | 15.80% | 0.84 |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 25.00% | 21.50 | 21.53 | 20.47 | 21.53 | 20.87 | 7.66% | 2.72 |
| Trucking | 26 | 50.00% | 33.87 | 37.42 | 46.17 | 34.58 | 32.67 | 20.12% | 1.62 |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 0.00% | 21.03 | 19.92 | 18.13 | 21.67 | 20.48 | 6.91% | 2.96 |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | 28.57% | 21.99 | 23.07 | 21.30 | 22.00 | 20.22 | 7.65% | 2.64 |
| Total Market | 5994 | 57.16% | 72.19 | 57.86 | 27.66 | 34.22 | 26.56 | 13.95% | 1.90 |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4822 | 63.98% | 60.26 | 61.56 | 30.89 | 38.63 | 28.86 | 13.68% | 2.11 |