Price
and Value to Book Ratio by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2023
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of firms | PBV | ROE | EV/ Invested Capital | ROIC |
| Advertising | 58 | 4.59 | 13.57% | 6.05 | 36.62% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 77 | 4.93 | 9.87% | 4.49 | 15.25% |
| Air Transport | 21 | 2.74 | -11.37% | 1.55 | 3.08% |
| Apparel | 39 | 2.42 | 13.52% | 2.09 | 20.57% |
| Auto & Truck | 31 | 2.92 | 15.68% | 1.64 | 6.46% |
| Auto Parts | 37 | 1.89 | 7.03% | 1.49 | 10.26% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | 0.99 | 11.35% | 1.11 | 0.03% |
| Banks (Regional) | 557 | 1.24 | 11.80% | 1.37 | -0.04% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 23 | 3.19 | 5.28% | 3.42 | 14.66% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 31 | 8.23 | 31.94% | 7.20 | 28.72% |
| Broadcasting | 26 | 0.88 | 20.76% | 1.47 | 13.52% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | 1.62 | 13.43% | 1.29 | 0.06% |
| Building Materials | 45 | 3.19 | 32.73% | 3.43 | 34.60% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 164 | 3.90 | 12.85% | 5.02 | 23.99% |
| Cable TV | 10 | 2.04 | 12.14% | 1.85 | 12.13% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 38 | 1.94 | 34.78% | 1.76 | 25.38% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 1.89 | 43.44% | 1.49 | 20.35% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 76 | 2.83 | 11.43% | 2.88 | 17.83% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 19 | 2.46 | 74.08% | 2.24 | 41.79% |
| Computer Services | 80 | 4.03 | 12.15% | 4.25 | 28.39% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 42 | 25.56 | 96.26% | 7.80 | 42.63% |
| Construction Supplies | 49 | 3.66 | 18.78% | 2.70 | 14.55% |
| Diversified | 23 | 1.85 | 0.82% | 1.99 | 2.85% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 598 | 5.80 | 0.68% | 2.76 | 6.49% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 281 | 5.28 | 24.54% | 3.39 | 19.58% |
| Education | 33 | 1.81 | 3.19% | 2.25 | 6.77% |
| Electrical Equipment | 110 | 3.13 | 13.20% | 3.65 | 18.40% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 16 | 1.87 | 1.28% | 1.54 | 5.46% |
| Electronics (General) | 138 | 3.06 | 12.42% | 3.20 | 17.47% |
| Engineering/Construction | 43 | 2.82 | 7.50% | 2.98 | 13.83% |
| Entertainment | 110 | 2.22 | 1.18% | 2.80 | 11.23% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 62 | 5.29 | 16.47% | 6.15 | 28.32% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 39 | 3.47 | 23.65% | 2.20 | 15.17% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 223 | 1.69 | 48.08% | 1.06 | 0.65% |
| Food Processing | 92 | 2.61 | 11.54% | 3.38 | 18.60% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 4.54 | 18.98% | 3.18 | 15.54% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 32 | 1.82 | 5.45% | 1.71 | 15.24% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 19 | 1.08 | 18.27% | 1.05 | 4.68% |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | 4.70 | 7.09% | 4.87 | 15.88% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 131 | 3.60 | 12.34% | 7.31 | 33.79% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 138 | 4.33 | -0.29% | 5.69 | 19.10% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 1.29 | 30.75% | 1.31 | 28.17% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 34 | 5.33 | 49.04% | 2.44 | 20.45% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 69 | 6.77 | 2.53% | 2.82 | 2.34% |
| Household Products | 127 | 9.17 | 33.18% | 7.30 | 34.92% |
| Information Services | 73 | 5.97 | 17.74% | 9.48 | 32.89% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 2.59 | 17.43% | 2.61 | 19.31% |
| Insurance (Life) | 27 | 1.73 | 5.58% | 1.43 | 4.83% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 51 | 2.20 | 5.71% | 2.13 | 7.08% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 600 | 2.13 | 17.17% | 2.07 | 9.16% |
| Machinery | 116 | 4.06 | 15.49% | 4.65 | 27.44% |
| Metals & Mining | 68 | 2.75 | 21.10% | 2.38 | 34.72% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 16 | 2.02 | 7.96% | 1.79 | 12.19% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 2.25 | 32.42% | 2.11 | 22.37% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 174 | 2.43 | 47.00% | 2.07 | 39.82% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | 2.72 | 4.09% | 1.78 | 7.18% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 101 | 2.07 | 30.82% | 1.98 | 28.09% |
| Packaging & Container | 25 | 2.50 | 19.75% | 2.30 | 16.04% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 7 | 2.85 | 46.83% | 2.06 | 42.83% |
| Power | 48 | 1.98 | 9.39% | 1.49 | 6.04% |
| Precious Metals | 74 | 1.68 | 3.66% | 1.70 | 5.28% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 20 | 1.58 | 5.15% | 2.23 | 15.25% |
| R.E.I.T. | 223 | 1.93 | 8.85% | 1.43 | 3.29% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | 0.94 | 10.51% | 0.97 | 6.12% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 0.97 | 6.68% | 0.98 | 6.51% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 1.65 | -3.58% | 1.50 | 1.08% |
| Recreation | 57 | 3.24 | 3.95% | 2.37 | 12.25% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 2.54 | 4.46% | 2.27 | 5.25% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 70 | NA | NA | 6.03 | 18.38% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 6.07 | 43.25% | 2.50 | 15.60% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 15 | NA | 0.48% | 7.31 | 50.28% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 69 | 3.35 | 27.37% | 2.58 | 21.34% |
| Retail (General) | 15 | 5.45 | 18.29% | 3.88 | 17.89% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 13 | 2.75 | 27.98% | 1.88 | 12.77% |
| Retail (Online) | 63 | 6.16 | 2.54% | 2.41 | 5.09% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 78 | 4.42 | 24.16% | 2.88 | 15.72% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 0.55 | 19.81% | 0.80 | 9.62% |
| Semiconductor | 68 | 3.79 | 22.77% | 3.21 | 18.52% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 6.40 | 46.52% | 4.50 | 38.17% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 1.06 | 35.29% | 1.13 | 28.79% |
| Shoe | 13 | 9.04 | 36.28% | 6.79 | 33.42% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 91 | 3.80 | 22.77% | 2.76 | 21.87% |
| Software (Internet) | 33 | 5.21 | -15.73% | 4.05 | -1.03% |
| Software (System & Application) | 390 | 8.39 | 19.68% | 6.82 | 22.47% |
| Steel | 28 | 1.51 | 53.75% | 1.59 | 48.63% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 16 | 2.19 | 2.97% | 1.62 | 6.15% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 79 | 5.20 | 20.13% | 4.92 | 25.99% |
| Telecom. Services | 49 | 1.29 | 15.76% | 1.42 | 12.38% |
| Tobacco | 15 | NA | NA | 9.83 | 70.88% |
| Transportation | 18 | 4.25 | 36.78% | 3.16 | 24.20% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 6.75 | 33.56% | 3.12 | 16.94% |
| Trucking | 35 | 3.53 | 4.05% | 2.30 | 13.53% |
| Utility (General) | 15 | 1.92 | 11.24% | 1.48 | 5.82% |
| Utility (Water) | 16 | 3.09 | 16.47% | 2.12 | 9.13% |
| Total Market | 7165 | 3.30 | 16.47% | 2.15 | 9.13% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5649 | 3.89 | 17.27% | 2.95 | 15.79% |