Valuation multiples by sector and industry

Median and quartiles of 15 metrics per GICS sector and per industry, computed from 27,630 valued stocks worldwide. No estimates: every figure is the actual distribution in the Fair Value Calculator data set.

As of October 21, 2026 · updated daily · CC BY 4.0

Price-to-earnings ratio Median 11.9 (Financials) to 28.8 (Information Technology) · 11 sectors, 162 industries

Price-to-book ratio Median 0.73 (Real Estate) to 2.29 (Information Technology) · 11 sectors, 173 industries

Price-to-sales ratio Median 0.94 (Consumer Staples) to 3.24 (Real Estate) · 11 sectors, 169 industries

Enterprise value to EBITDA Median 7.0 (Energy) to 15.4 (Information Technology) · 11 sectors, 160 industries

Price to free cash flow Median 10.5 (Financials) to 21.9 (Information Technology) · 11 sectors, 150 industries

P/E to growth ratio Median 1.08 (Energy) to 1.87 (Utilities) · 11 sectors, 135 industries

Return on equity (ROE) Median 4.0 % (Real Estate) to 9.6 % (Financials) · 11 sectors, 170 industries

Return on assets (ROA) Median 1.2 % (Financials) to 3.7 % (Consumer Staples) · 11 sectors, 179 industries

Net profit margin Median 3.5 % (Communication Services) to 24.3 % (Financials) · 11 sectors, 179 industries

Operating (EBIT) margin Median 5.4 % (Consumer Discretionary) to 34.3 % (Financials) · 11 sectors, 179 industries

Dividend yield Median 1.4 % (Information Technology) to 4.2 % (Real Estate) · 11 sectors, 155 industries

Debt-to-equity ratio Median 0.06 (Information Technology) to 0.66 (Utilities) · 11 sectors, 177 industries

Revenue growth (year over year) Median 2.3 % (Real Estate) to 12.5 % (Energy) · 11 sectors, 179 industries

Fair Value Calculator Quality Score (0 to 100) Median 46 (Utilities) to 55 (Consumer Staples) · 11 sectors, 179 industries

Upside to model fair value (undervaluation) Median -20.5 % (Health Care) to +6.2 % (Communication Services) · 11 sectors, 179 industries

How these tables are built

Every stock in the visible universe carries its audited metric from the latest filing; per sector and per industry we show the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile. Sectors need at least 100 values, industries at least 10, otherwise no row is shown. The Quality Score and the fair value gap are proprietary Fair Value Calculator computations (26 valuation models, 37 fundamental factors).

Market valuation by sector and country → · Undervalued stocks → · Implied growth (reverse DCF) →

Not financial advice. Metrics from reported filings, percentiles over the visible universe; outliers beyond the 90th percentile are included in the quartiles but never the basis of a statement.

Common questions

What is the typical Price-to-earnings ratio by sector?

The median ranges from 11.9 (Financials) to 28.8 (Information Technology), as of October 21, 2026.

What is the typical Price-to-book ratio by sector?

The median ranges from 0.73 (Real Estate) to 2.29 (Information Technology), as of October 21, 2026.

May I use the tables?

Yes, under CC BY 4.0 with attribution ("Source: fairvalue-calculator.com"). Every metric is also available as CSV and JSON.