Price
and Value to Book Ratio by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2024
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of firms | PBV | ROE | EV/ Invested Capital | ROIC |
| Advertising | 57 | 5.76 | 3.25% | 6.93 | 31.52% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 70 | 5.08 | 13.19% | 4.53 | 16.17% |
| Air Transport | 25 | 2.24 | 21.94% | 1.47 | 10.92% |
| Apparel | 38 | 2.56 | 9.20% | 2.15 | 15.29% |
| Auto & Truck | 34 | 4.60 | 9.37% | 2.32 | 5.19% |
| Auto Parts | 39 | 2.00 | 5.72% | 1.55 | 10.16% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 1.05 | 14.87% | 1.12 | 0.02% |
| Banks (Regional) | 625 | 1.02 | 12.14% | 1.19 | -0.05% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 19 | 3.10 | 8.70% | 3.22 | 16.67% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | 7.42 | 30.56% | 6.47 | 30.65% |
| Broadcasting | 22 | 0.80 | -2.16% | 1.41 | 12.06% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 27 | 1.66 | 10.41% | 1.24 | 0.13% |
| Building Materials | 44 | 4.74 | 21.35% | 4.97 | 25.27% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 162 | 5.54 | 14.00% | 6.67 | 27.45% |
| Cable TV | 10 | 2.06 | 19.47% | 1.86 | 11.31% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 32 | 1.98 | 8.89% | 1.78 | 11.81% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 1.97 | -2.36% | 1.47 | 1.57% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 68 | 2.67 | 14.94% | 2.81 | 13.51% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 18 | 1.79 | 29.07% | 1.69 | 29.50% |
| Computer Services | 72 | 4.37 | 18.77% | 4.70 | 24.17% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | 30.98 | 0.00% | 10.70 | 37.80% |
| Construction Supplies | 45 | 3.92 | 27.11% | 2.93 | 20.16% |
| Diversified | 23 | 1.87 | 15.87% | 2.01 | 20.40% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 572 | 6.14 | -11.59% | 2.85 | 1.56% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 245 | 5.20 | 17.32% | 3.17 | 13.38% |
| Education | 31 | 2.72 | 1.67% | 3.17 | 5.93% |
| Electrical Equipment | 103 | 2.92 | 23.70% | 3.46 | 13.27% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 13 | 1.90 | -6.63% | 1.43 | 0.95% |
| Electronics (General) | 129 | 3.28 | 8.80% | 3.43 | 15.11% |
| Engineering/Construction | 43 | 3.33 | 6.41% | 3.41 | 12.58% |
| Entertainment | 98 | 2.59 | -0.27% | 3.18 | 7.56% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 57 | 6.25 | 21.01% | 7.13 | 29.94% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 42 | 2.73 | 27.51% | 1.82 | 17.93% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 172 | 3.43 | 22.36% | 1.23 | 0.88% |
| Food Processing | 82 | 2.30 | 10.10% | 3.03 | 17.23% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 4.10 | 21.11% | 3.12 | 14.96% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 31 | 2.25 | -6.53% | 2.02 | 10.31% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 17 | 0.85 | 10.68% | 0.94 | 4.15% |
| Healthcare Products | 230 | 4.63 | 8.31% | 4.94 | 13.08% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 119 | 3.34 | 15.62% | 6.97 | 45.74% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 128 | 4.09 | 5.18% | 5.34 | 14.28% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 2.00 | 22.88% | 2.05 | 20.91% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 32 | 5.12 | 61.97% | 2.48 | 20.16% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 68 | 11.06 | 35.87% | 3.46 | 9.99% |
| Household Products | 93 | 7.33 | 26.98% | 6.58 | 31.17% |
| Information Services | 18 | 4.06 | 8.43% | 5.09 | 22.74% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 2.86 | 13.52% | 3.07 | 15.65% |
| Insurance (Life) | 23 | 1.62 | 1.32% | 1.35 | 0.11% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 2.30 | 10.36% | 2.21 | 11.12% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 334 | 2.00 | 13.78% | 1.98 | 6.16% |
| Machinery | 103 | 4.34 | 19.02% | 5.27 | 24.91% |
| Metals & Mining | 68 | 3.22 | 12.17% | 2.73 | 24.03% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 17 | 2.54 | 2.66% | 2.11 | 12.93% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 1.82 | 19.85% | 1.73 | 17.04% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 166 | 1.94 | 31.09% | 1.71 | 28.41% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 2.32 | 42.41% | 1.71 | 20.60% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 100 | 1.98 | 29.65% | 1.93 | 28.02% |
| Packaging & Container | 22 | 2.57 | 8.54% | 2.33 | 14.21% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 7 | 2.42 | 15.17% | 1.89 | 18.90% |
| Power | 50 | 1.71 | 8.60% | 1.36 | 5.78% |
| Precious Metals | 61 | 2.04 | -2.33% | 1.95 | 4.69% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 21 | 2.05 | 3.40% | 2.78 | 13.86% |
| R.E.I.T. | 193 | 2.01 | 4.57% | 1.45 | 2.98% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 17 | 1.35 | -8.54% | 1.17 | 2.93% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 1.25 | 9.11% | 1.22 | 5.31% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 2.87 | -8.27% | 2.46 | 0.07% |
| Recreation | 55 | 3.46 | 2.56% | 2.28 | 9.54% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 1.31 | 31.23% | 1.25 | 30.12% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | NA | NA | 6.43 | 19.56% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 6.97 | 47.33% | 2.52 | 13.20% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 16 | NA | NA | 7.88 | 39.43% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | 4.03 | 25.45% | 2.96 | 18.61% |
| Retail (General) | 26 | 7.24 | 19.55% | 3.59 | 9.89% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 2.90 | 14.78% | 1.88 | 10.99% |
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | 1.94 | 6.52% | 1.48 | 4.46% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 105 | 4.78 | 9.64% | 3.17 | 13.50% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 0.79 | -10.00% | 0.89 | 3.12% |
| Semiconductor | 63 | 7.38 | 12.61% | 5.84 | 11.37% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 8.10 | 32.89% | 5.89 | 25.68% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 1.36 | 7.82% | 1.38 | 9.24% |
| Shoe | 13 | 8.71 | 29.90% | 7.28 | 24.04% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 84 | 6.24 | 23.26% | 4.36 | 19.94% |
| Software (Internet) | 35 | 9.00 | -14.54% | 5.60 | -0.48% |
| Software (System & Application) | 351 | 11.03 | 24.44% | 9.35 | 23.22% |
| Steel | 29 | 1.76 | 22.19% | 1.87 | 22.18% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 13 | 2.53 | 9.74% | 1.72 | 6.55% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 66 | 5.14 | 24.55% | 4.84 | 28.18% |
| Telecom. Services | 42 | 1.30 | -0.34% | 1.33 | 11.80% |
| Tobacco | 16 | NA | NA | 7.20 | 80.36% |
| Transportation | 36 | 5.38 | 28.27% | 2.99 | 15.48% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 6.91 | 31.68% | 3.15 | 14.26% |
| Trucking | 22 | 3.58 | 12.97% | 2.98 | 12.75% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 1.65 | 11.15% | 1.34 | 6.47% |
| Utility (Water) | 13 | 2.30 | 15.98% | 1.78 | 8.41% |
| Total Market | 6481 | 3.78 | 15.98% | 2.35 | 8.41% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5214 | 4.47 | 16.59% | 3.25 | 14.67% |