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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 September 6, 2026.

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Quality Score by sector and industry

Fair Value Calculator Quality Score (0 to 100): median and quartiles across 11 GICS sectors and 180 industries, from 28,920 valued stocks worldwide.

As of September 6, 2026 · updated daily · CSV JSON

What the numbers show

The lowest sector median is 46 (Utilities, 671 values), the highest 55 (Consumer Staples, 1,763 values).

That is a factor of 1.2 between the two: the same ratio means different things in different sectors, so compare within the industry.

The middle sector (Industrials) has a median of 52; half of its 5,410 stocks sit between 43 and 62.

Quality Score by sector

Sector	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities	39	46	55	671
Materials	39	50	59	3,590
Energy	38	50	59	1,204
Health Care	40	52	63	2,470
Real Estate	43	52	60	1,845
Industrials	43	52	62	5,410
Communication Services	42	53	63	1,209
Consumer Discretionary	44	54	62	3,804
Information Technology	43	54	64	3,639
Financials	46	55	62	3,315
Consumer Staples	45	55	63	1,763

Quality Score by industry (180)

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

Communication Services (9)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Movies & Entertainment	34	48	50	10
Entertainment	39	49	58	251
Broadcasting	39	51	59	63
Advertising Agencies	42	52	60	193
Telecom Services	44	53	61	249
Media & Publishing	48	54	57	15
Internet Content & Information	46	57	67	154
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	45	59	71	151
Publishing	50	60	68	107

Consumer Discretionary (29)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Auto Manufacturers	35	46	57	114
Recreational Vehicles	36	48	59	37
Textile Manufacturing	42	50	58	331
Travel Services	44	51	60	90
Auto & Truck Dealerships	40	51	59	97
Textiles	44	51	58	38
Consumer Electronics	43	52	59	127
Residential Construction	39	52	64	65
Resorts & Casinos	40	52	62	73
Lodging	42	53	60	165
Auto Parts	45	53	60	641
Luxury Goods	44	53	64	135
Restaurants	43	53	63	221
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances	44	53	61	317
Internet Retail	46	54	65	103
Leisure	44	54	63	191
Department Stores	47	55	61	119
Apparel Manufacturing	46	55	64	214
Hotels & Entertainment Services	42	56	65	12
Automobiles & Auto Parts	45	56	60	12
Personal Services	44	56	66	39
Education & Training Services	45	57	65	142
Apparel Retail	47	57	66	103
Specialty Retail	47	57	64	218
Gambling	46	57	66	54
Footwear & Accessories	44	57	61	93
Textiles & Apparel	48	58	65	12
Home Improvement Retail	46	60	66	34
Discount Stores	53	62	66	24

Consumer Staples (14)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Food Products	39	46	52	13
Confectioners	42	48	59	80
Agricultural Products	44	50	57	16
Pharmaceutical Retailers	43	52	59	57
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	46	53	60	93
Food Distribution	47	53	60	81
Packaged Foods	44	54	62	648
Farm Products	41	54	62	292
Food & Tobacco	47	55	63	22
Household & Personal Products	47	58	67	245
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	47	59	67	87
Grocery Stores	53	60	64	78
Beverages - Brewers	51	60	67	56
Tobacco	56	63	67	36

Energy (8)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Uranium	25	35	42	26
Oil & Gas Drilling	36	44	58	35
Oil & Gas E&P	32	46	57	293
Thermal Coal	37	47	59	99
Oil & Gas Midstream	41	51	59	89
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	40	53	61	186
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	46	56	61	109
Oil & Gas Integrated	47	56	63	53

Financials (21)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Specialized Finance	39	44	57	17
Shell Companies	36	44	58	77
REIT - Mortgage	38	47	53	40
Financial Conglomerates	46	52	62	55
Mortgage Finance	48	52	56	92
Insurance - Reinsurance	47	52	61	29
Insurance - Life	46	52	58	95
Credit Services	42	53	62	325
Capital Markets	42	54	63	455
Banks - Regional	46	54	59	1,070
Banking Services	49	54	62	14
Banks - Diversified	49	55	62	48
Investment Banking & Investment Services	48	55	61	17
Insurance - Diversified	47	56	65	83
Insurance - Property & Casualty	51	58	65	117
Asset Management	47	58	67	695
Diversified Financial Services	54	58	65	10
Insurance - Specialty	52	59	70	29
Financial Services	48	60	62	13
Insurance Brokers	50	61	67	36
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	59	68	77	53

Health Care (12)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Biotechnology	33	43	57	627
Medical Devices	39	49	63	353
Medical Distribution	43	51	59	79
Pharmaceuticals	39	51	58	55
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	41	53	63	609
Medical Care Facilities	44	54	62	257
Diagnostics & Research	41	55	65	129
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies	37	55	68	10
Health Information Services	40	55	64	128
Medical Instruments & Supplies	46	58	67	194
Healthcare Plans	54	59	64	15
Drug Manufacturers - General	47	61	74	75

Industrials (32)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Aerospace & Defense	33	41	55	11
Electrical Equipment	40	46	58	20
Airlines	35	47	52	57
Rental & Leasing Services	39	47	55	90
Construction & Engineering	28	48	53	15
Construction & Engineering	42	48	58	18
Pollution & Treatment Controls	40	49	60	92
Trucking	44	49	57	47
Conglomerates	42	49	58	373
Metal Fabrication	42	50	58	249
Engineering & Construction	40	50	59	817
Waste Management	41	50	59	165
Industrial Machinery	44	51	62	25
Integrated Freight & Logistics	44	51	60	206
Infrastructure Operations	46	52	64	64
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships	43	52	63	39
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery	45	52	61	150
Electrical Equipment & Parts	43	53	61	544
Aerospace & Defense	43	53	63	228
Marine Shipping	44	53	62	232
Electrical Utilities & IPPs	42	53	56	11
Specialty Industrial Machinery	45	54	63	792
Railroads	45	54	61	111
Specialty Business Services	44	54	65	248
Business Equipment & Supplies	46	54	63	74
Professional & Commercial Services	47	55	60	11
Building Products & Equipment	44	56	64	242
Consulting Services	48	56	65	80
Industrial Distribution	51	58	65	112
Tools & Accessories	48	59	67	122
Airports & Air Services	50	59	66	53
Staffing & Employment Services	52	60	65	80

Information Technology (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Solar	33	39	51	110
IT Services	36	47	59	37
Computers, Phones & Household Electronics	37	48	59	10
Software - Infrastructure	38	51	63	368
Computer Hardware	44	52	60	222
Electronics & Computer Distribution	47	52	61	152
Software - Application	42	53	66	691
Electronic Components	44	53	62	638
Electronic Equipment & Parts	42	53	58	19
Communication Equipment	44	54	64	302
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	46	55	63	212
Security & Protection Services	47	55	65	108
Software & IT Services	48	55	64	33
Information Technology Services	44	56	64	488
Semiconductors	43	56	67	325
Scientific & Technical Instruments	45	56	67	164
Communications & Networking	53	57	62	13
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	50	59	64	48

Materials (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Other Precious Metals & Mining	29	38	52	103
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	29	38	50	469
Coking Coal	31	41	47	27
Gold	31	44	62	244
Copper	38	46	55	59
Silver	37	47	50	14
Paper & Paper Products	38	47	54	118
Lumber & Wood Production	37	50	57	77
Steel	41	50	57	399
Other	43	50	60	127
Aluminum	40	51	61	83
Building Materials	42	52	59	258
Metals & Mining	44	52	59	29
Agricultural Inputs	41	52	59	176
Packaging & Containers	42	53	60	271
Specialty Chemicals	44	53	61	695
Chemicals	42	53	61	340
Containers & Packaging	48	56	58	24

Real Estate (13)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Real Estate - Development	39	47	56	566
REIT - Residential	44	49	59	44
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	43	50	61	25
REIT - Hotel & Motel	46	51	61	35
Real Estate - Diversified	41	51	60	129
Real Estate Development	45	51	58	29
REIT - Office	42	51	59	68
Real Estate Operations	43	52	62	37
Real Estate Services	45	55	62	525
REIT - Retail	50	56	62	94
REIT - Specialty	49	56	64	31
REIT - Industrial	47	57	65	56
REIT - Diversified	47	58	63	153

Utilities (6)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities - Renewable	32	41	54	212
Utilities - Regulated Water	40	46	54	64
Utilities - Diversified	38	46	52	52
Utilities - Regulated Electric	41	47	54	153
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	40	47	57	76
Utilities - Regulated Gas	42	50	56	105

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