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From the reported filings of all visible Fair Value Calculator stocks; the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile per sector and industry, as of October 21, 2026.

Valuation multiples › P/S ratio

P/S ratio by sector and industry

Price-to-sales ratio: median and quartiles across 11 GICS sectors and 169 industries, from 27,628 valued stocks worldwide.

As of October 21, 2026 · updated daily · CSV JSON

What the numbers show

The lowest sector median is 0.94 (Consumer Staples, 1,613 values), the highest 3.24 (Real Estate, 1,687 values).

That is a factor of 3.5 between the two: the same ratio means different things in different sectors, so compare within the industry.

The middle sector (Energy) has a median of 1.50; half of its 884 stocks sit between 0.64 and 2.98.

P/S ratio by sector

Sector	P25	Median	P75	Values
Consumer Staples	0.43	0.94	1.91	1,613
Consumer Discretionary	0.43	0.96	2.09	3,418
Materials	0.54	1.23	2.82	2,960
Communication Services	0.62	1.32	2.97	1,032
Industrials	0.60	1.33	2.92	5,089
Energy	0.64	1.50	2.98	884
Utilities	0.87	1.83	3.55	630
Information Technology	0.90	2.19	5.03	3,451
Health Care	1.15	2.57	5.55	2,103
Financials	1.64	3.05	4.91	2,857
Real Estate	1.15	3.24	6.36	1,687

P/S ratio by industry (169)

Grouped by sector, sorted by median within each sector. Only industries with at least ten valued stocks.

Communication Services (7)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Broadcasting	0.39	0.75	1.37	63
Advertising Agencies	0.40	0.82	1.78	173
Publishing	0.53	1.03	2.16	95
Telecom Services	0.75	1.36	2.52	227
Internet Content & Information	0.62	1.57	3.73	124
Entertainment	0.68	1.65	3.92	212
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	1.03	2.10	4.39	132

Consumer Discretionary (28)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Automobiles & Auto Parts	0.13	0.29	0.39	12
Textile Industrial	0.23	0.30	0.38	12
Auto & Truck Dealerships	0.16	0.33	1.02	81
Specialty Retail	0.33	0.60	1.09	194
Home Improvement Retail	0.27	0.60	1.20	31
Apparel Retail	0.36	0.63	1.51	93
Auto Manufacturers	0.33	0.64	1.24	98
Recreational Vehicles	0.42	0.65	1.12	31
Residential Construction	0.39	0.76	1.48	61
Textiles	0.28	0.77	1.88	31
Apparel Manufacturing	0.42	0.79	1.80	207
Internet Retail	0.38	0.85	2.10	92
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances	0.41	0.86	1.76	297
Department Stores	0.38	0.87	2.24	104
Textile Manufacturing	0.41	0.92	1.92	323
Discount Stores	0.61	0.93	1.47	22
Footwear & Accessories	0.52	0.93	1.81	93
Restaurants	0.49	0.94	1.91	194
Auto Parts	0.42	0.99	1.95	640
Travel Services	0.57	1.11	2.85	86
Luxury Goods	0.49	1.11	2.17	119
Consumer Electronics	0.58	1.13	2.21	112
Gambling	0.75	1.16	2.65	42
Leisure	0.63	1.28	2.56	166
Resorts & Casinos	0.66	1.31	2.77	69
Personal Services	0.83	1.38	2.64	35
Education & Training Services	0.84	1.44	3.29	111
Lodging	1.35	2.55	4.80	150

Consumer Staples (13)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Food Distribution	0.24	0.44	0.99	83
Food Products	0.23	0.50	0.91	11
Pharmaceutical Retailers	0.27	0.51	1.08	51
Grocery Stores	0.30	0.58	0.97	70
Confectioners	0.36	0.65	1.25	76
Packaged Foods	0.34	0.82	1.62	597
Farm Products	0.53	1.09	2.26	278
Agricultural Products	0.45	1.28	5.72	11
Household & Personal Products	0.61	1.29	2.43	231
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	0.77	1.55	2.52	82
Beverages - Brewers	0.95	1.58	3.13	52
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	0.58	1.63	3.75	86
Tobacco	1.17	1.71	3.25	29

Energy (8)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	0.21	0.42	0.89	106
Oil & Gas Integrated	0.62	1.20	2.02	42
Oil & Gas Drilling	0.48	1.25	2.30	31
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	0.71	1.35	2.48	168
Thermal Coal	0.61	1.38	2.25	82
Oil & Gas Midstream	0.97	2.46	4.37	80
Oil & Gas E&P	1.56	2.68	4.64	234
Uranium	4.00	5.41	17.41	12

Financials (19)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Shell Companies	0.18	0.97	10.53	21
Insurance - Diversified	0.60	1.00	1.70	79
Insurance - Property & Casualty	0.55	1.05	1.73	113
Insurance - Reinsurance	0.72	1.12	1.40	24
Insurance - Life	0.71	1.12	2.16	81
Insurance - Specialty	0.85	1.43	3.35	25
Investment Banking & Investment Services	0.76	2.07	5.66	14
Credit Services	1.43	2.62	5.90	294
Mortgage Finance	1.26	2.69	6.46	52
Insurance Brokers	0.54	3.05	4.16	35
Financial Conglomerates	1.36	3.06	5.03	53
Banks - Regional	2.37	3.34	4.37	997
Capital Markets	1.31	3.35	6.45	417
REIT - Mortgage	2.03	3.68	4.79	34
Asset Management	2.03	3.75	7.96	541
Banks - Diversified	3.15	3.84	4.83	44
Specialized Finance	2.70	4.91	9.55	11
Diversified Financial Services	1.96	5.08	21.40	15
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	4.66	8.18	10.88	50

Health Care (11)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Medical Distribution	0.21	0.47	0.97	76
Healthcare Plans	0.36	0.66	0.85	13
Pharmaceuticals	0.66	1.17	2.78	44
Medical Care Facilities	0.86	1.62	2.52	229
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	1.09	2.22	4.04	546
Medical Instruments & Supplies	1.22	2.53	4.26	177
Health Information Services	1.48	2.65	4.76	113
Diagnostics & Research	1.64	2.71	6.33	119
Medical Devices	1.38	2.73	5.45	301
Drug Manufacturers - General	1.62	3.21	6.14	74
Biotechnology	2.79	6.18	14.05	437

Industrials (29)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Staffing & Employment Services	0.17	0.31	0.72	79
Professional & Commercial Services	0.42	0.53	1.24	11
Airlines	0.29	0.65	1.07	51
Integrated Freight & Logistics	0.33	0.66	1.54	196
Industrial Distribution	0.35	0.82	1.44	105
Trucking	0.45	0.87	1.33	42
Engineering & Construction	0.40	0.87	1.89	767
Conglomerates	0.39	0.99	2.59	334
Rental & Leasing Services	0.56	1.04	2.28	84
Building Products & Equipment	0.57	1.06	1.95	249
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery	0.48	1.09	2.25	144
Construction & Engineering	0.65	1.11	2.96	16
Specialty Business Services	0.51	1.15	2.49	225
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships	0.36	1.19	2.71	39
Business Equipment & Supplies	0.54	1.21	2.01	71
Consulting Services	0.63	1.38	2.76	70
Industrial Machinery	0.93	1.43	2.25	17
Tools & Accessories	0.82	1.45	2.53	119
Metal Fabrication	0.57	1.47	3.29	242
Aerospace & Defense	0.99	1.50	2.13	10
Pollution & Treatment Controls	0.94	1.63	3.62	82
Airports & Air Services	1.06	1.74	3.78	49
Railroads	0.75	1.85	4.07	100
Electrical Equipment & Parts	0.95	1.87	3.67	530
Waste Management	0.81	1.92	3.64	149
Marine Shipping	1.05	1.92	3.04	216
Infrastructure Operations	0.94	2.09	4.41	62
Specialty Industrial Machinery	1.05	2.14	3.97	773
Aerospace & Defense	1.57	2.90	6.04	222

Information Technology (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Computers, Phones & Household Electronics	0.24	0.35	0.78	11
Electronic Equipment & Parts	0.20	0.45	0.86	19
Electronics & Computer Distribution	0.19	0.45	1.01	153
Communications & Networking	0.26	1.07	1.74	12
Information Technology Services	0.54	1.16	2.79	447
Software & IT Services	0.80	1.19	2.11	31
Security & Protection Services	0.72	1.34	2.79	103
Computer Hardware	0.55	1.40	2.71	201
Solar	0.77	1.51	3.29	92
Communication Equipment	0.91	1.84	4.57	289
Electronic Components	1.04	2.20	4.79	639
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	1.00	2.34	8.85	42
Software - Infrastructure	1.14	2.40	5.27	322
IT Services	1.44	2.43	7.49	27
Software - Application	1.14	2.70	5.22	607
Scientific & Technical Instruments	1.47	3.28	5.69	156
Semiconductors	2.16	4.27	8.98	334
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	2.14	4.65	10.30	221

Materials (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Containers & Packaging	0.29	0.58	0.98	21
Paper & Paper Products	0.29	0.62	1.10	115
Steel	0.30	0.65	1.40	392
Lumber & Wood Production	0.32	0.71	1.96	70
Other	0.41	0.78	2.71	34
Aluminum	0.44	0.79	1.35	74
Packaging & Containers	0.42	0.81	1.71	249
Coking Coal	0.71	0.93	1.97	18
Agricultural Inputs	0.54	0.95	1.96	153
Building Materials	0.62	1.09	1.85	246
Chemicals	0.65	1.31	2.56	329
Specialty Chemicals	0.72	1.39	2.98	697
Construction Materials	0.57	1.39	2.92	11
Copper	0.72	2.48	4.35	49
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	0.99	3.17	18.76	258
Gold	1.98	3.45	8.91	151
Silver	1.46	3.78	6.52	11
Other Precious Metals & Mining	1.18	4.06	11.61	57

Real Estate (12)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Real Estate - Development	0.74	1.66	3.96	550
REIT - Hotel & Motel	1.31	2.43	4.17	30
Real Estate - Diversified	1.10	2.66	5.85	125
Real Estate Services	0.89	3.10	6.03	502
Real Estate Development	1.24	3.16	4.66	15
REIT - Office	2.03	4.16	6.96	69
REIT - Diversified	2.90	4.83	7.93	140
REIT - Residential	2.27	5.15	7.63	42
REIT - Retail	4.72	6.15	7.71	91
REIT - Specialty	4.42	6.26	8.72	31
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	5.07	6.54	8.14	24
REIT - Industrial	6.00	7.79	10.15	52

Utilities (6)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities - Regulated Gas	0.47	1.04	2.29	103
Utilities - Diversified	0.75	1.47	2.22	49
Utilities - Regulated Electric	0.88	1.66	3.08	151
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	0.83	1.81	3.11	71
Utilities - Regulated Water	1.52	2.70	3.79	60
Utilities - Renewable	1.33	2.71	5.95	183

History of sector medians

Month	Consumer Staples	Consumer Discretionary	Materials	Communication Services	Industrials	Energy	Utilities	Information Technology	Health Care	Financials	Real Estate
2026-09	0.67	0.76	1.10	0.89	1.05	1.33	1.63	1.58	2.05	2.77	1.93
2026-10	0.84	0.86	1.21	1.08	1.23	1.44	1.68	1.86	2.23	3.03	2.29

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