Price
and Value to Book Ratio by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2025
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of firms | PBV | ROE | EV/ Invested Capital | ROIC |
| Advertising | 54 | 6.98 | 11.85% | 8.29 | 34.91% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 6.83 | 11.94% | 5.38 | 14.03% |
| Air Transport | 24 | 2.94 | 13.27% | 1.78 | 8.48% |
| Apparel | 37 | 3.14 | 8.47% | 2.47 | 15.26% |
| Auto & Truck | 34 | 6.85 | 9.27% | 3.11 | 3.15% |
| Auto Parts | 33 | 1.65 | 7.09% | 1.33 | 8.66% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 1.32 | 11.52% | 1.23 | NA |
| Banks (Regional) | 591 | 1.13 | 6.80% | 1.31 | NA |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 18 | 2.70 | 9.49% | 2.68 | 17.86% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | 7.48 | 30.61% | 5.90 | 30.61% |
| Broadcasting | 22 | 1.02 | -9.12% | 1.49 | 12.68% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | 2.11 | 13.11% | 1.32 | NA |
| Building Materials | 39 | 4.27 | 27.36% | 4.74 | 26.84% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 152 | 5.94 | 18.27% | 6.79 | 26.83% |
| Cable TV | 9 | 1.51 | 15.50% | 1.61 | 13.75% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 31 | 1.61 | 6.37% | 1.53 | 8.71% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 1.38 | -1.30% | 1.16 | 5.35% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 60 | 2.57 | 7.78% | 2.70 | 11.31% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | 1.65 | 11.34% | 1.69 | 13.14% |
| Computer Services | 63 | 4.55 | 17.44% | 5.11 | 20.51% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 35 | 38.96 | 0.02% | 13.49 | 41.41% |
| Construction Supplies | 46 | 4.39 | 25.63% | 3.20 | 18.41% |
| Diversified | 21 | 1.81 | 20.90% | 1.93 | 24.65% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 535 | 6.02 | -14.12% | 2.52 | 3.08% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 231 | 5.70 | 10.49% | 3.11 | 14.08% |
| Education | 29 | 3.36 | 4.22% | 3.70 | 11.86% |
| Electrical Equipment | 101 | 4.07 | 4.78% | 4.72 | 12.23% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 11 | 2.22 | -30.96% | 1.03 | -5.81% |
| Electronics (General) | 122 | 3.75 | 10.19% | 4.06 | 13.11% |
| Engineering/Construction | 42 | 4.81 | 13.08% | 5.38 | 19.16% |
| Entertainment | 96 | 4.07 | -3.90% | 4.27 | 9.94% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 50 | 6.65 | 22.32% | 7.46 | 31.72% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 2.50 | 15.33% | 1.70 | 9.97% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 166 | 3.80 | 31.55% | 1.28 | NA |
| Food Processing | 77 | 2.18 | 9.80% | 2.88 | 17.90% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 4.51 | 20.05% | 3.24 | 17.30% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 28 | 2.37 | 5.85% | 2.08 | 10.65% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 18 | 0.76 | -11.57% | 0.91 | 3.67% |
| Healthcare Products | 218 | 4.76 | 8.88% | 5.04 | 14.71% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 113 | 2.89 | 11.66% | 5.02 | 44.60% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 116 | 3.93 | 3.93% | 5.19 | 12.74% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 1.75 | 20.15% | 1.77 | 21.05% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 33 | 4.28 | 76.10% | 2.45 | 21.19% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 65 | 14.59 | 42.05% | 3.77 | 12.17% |
| Household Products | 101 | 7.33 | 26.24% | 6.92 | 33.56% |
| Information Services | 16 | 3.73 | 15.90% | 4.78 | 24.55% |
| Insurance (General) | 22 | 3.09 | 5.63% | 3.89 | 17.45% |
| Insurance (Life) | 19 | 1.53 | 11.89% | 1.46 | 6.96% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 2.33 | 22.60% | 2.30 | 21.99% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 231 | 2.53 | 13.32% | 2.36 | 6.80% |
| Machinery | 109 | 4.27 | 16.56% | 5.38 | 24.76% |
| Metals & Mining | 64 | 3.12 | 12.50% | 2.61 | 27.13% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 2.86 | 3.37% | 2.25 | 15.00% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 1.66 | 14.20% | 1.58 | 12.90% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 147 | 1.74 | 17.60% | 1.56 | 18.62% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 3.21 | 19.75% | 2.07 | 12.18% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 1.75 | 13.27% | 1.71 | 14.37% |
| Packaging & Container | 22 | 2.85 | 20.76% | 2.62 | 14.49% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 3.57 | 24.20% | 2.68 | 19.42% |
| Power | 48 | 2.07 | 11.13% | 1.50 | 6.56% |
| Precious Metals | 60 | 1.61 | -3.82% | 1.57 | 12.93% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 2.26 | 4.19% | 3.11 | 15.53% |
| R.E.I.T. | 192 | 2.01 | 4.73% | 1.43 | 3.09% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 15 | 1.14 | 6.34% | 1.07 | 3.73% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 0.95 | 4.31% | 0.98 | 3.97% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 2.85 | -1.91% | 2.85 | 2.88% |
| Recreation | 50 | 3.10 | 1.75% | 2.14 | 7.95% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 1.25 | 9.02% | 1.26 | 9.89% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 62 | NA | NA | 6.70 | 20.39% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 29 | 7.78 | 35.70% | 2.72 | 12.12% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 13 | NA | NA | 8.15 | 36.28% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 66 | 4.30 | 21.64% | 3.09 | 17.54% |
| Retail (General) | 24 | 8.43 | 25.37% | 4.62 | 11.98% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | 3.50 | 21.09% | 2.13 | 9.25% |
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | 2.02 | 7.34% | 1.54 | 5.00% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 98 | 5.87 | 10.13% | 3.62 | 17.68% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 0.53 | -6.41% | 0.80 | 5.76% |
| Semiconductor | 63 | 11.12 | 19.08% | 9.08 | 21.14% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 6.97 | 31.78% | 5.23 | 24.20% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 1.61 | 11.72% | 1.63 | 13.23% |
| Shoe | 12 | 6.74 | 31.67% | 5.94 | 29.12% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 81 | 7.71 | 33.46% | 5.34 | 25.29% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | 8.72 | -3.09% | 5.63 | 2.93% |
| Software (System & Application) | 333 | 10.73 | 27.66% | 9.45 | 26.85% |
| Steel | 27 | 1.42 | 10.04% | 1.50 | 12.49% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 11 | 3.51 | 13.42% | 2.14 | 8.31% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 61 | 6.91 | 15.03% | 6.35 | 21.77% |
| Telecom. Services | 32 | 1.62 | 7.75% | 1.46 | 11.69% |
| Tobacco | 12 | NA | NA | 8.64 | 57.90% |
| Transportation | 21 | 4.89 | 17.32% | 2.76 | 10.90% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 5.79 | 31.99% | 2.88 | 15.06% |
| Trucking | 24 | 3.23 | 9.32% | 2.67 | 9.30% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 1.82 | 10.81% | 1.41 | 6.05% |
| Utility (Water) | 15 | 2.05 | 9.78% | 1.62 | 6.96% |
| Total Market | 6062 | 4.31 | 15.93% | 2.59 | 8.73% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4935 | 5.10 | 16.41% | 3.62 | 15.01% |