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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 22, 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 179 industries, from 27,639 valued stocks worldwide.

As of October 22, 2026 · updated daily · CSV JSON

What the numbers show

The lowest sector median is 46 (Utilities, 666 values), the highest 55 (Consumer Staples, 1,705 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 53; half of its 5,335 stocks sit between 43 and 62.

Quality Score by sector

Sector	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities	38	46	55	666
Energy	39	50	60	955
Materials	40	50	59	3,354
Health Care	41	52	64	2,358
Real Estate	43	53	61	1,817
Industrials	43	53	62	5,335
Communication Services	42	53	64	1,110
Consumer Discretionary	45	54	63	3,581
Financials	46	55	62	3,171
Information Technology	44	55	65	3,587
Consumer Staples	45	55	64	1,705

Quality Score by industry (179)

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

Communication Services (8)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Entertainment	39	50	60	229
Media & Publishing	49	51	59	12
Broadcasting	38	52	59	68
Telecom Services	44	53	62	240
Advertising Agencies	44	53	63	187
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	44	60	70	134
Internet Content & Information	49	61	70	127
Publishing	52	61	68	97

Consumer Discretionary (29)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Auto Manufacturers	38	47	57	103
Textile Manufacturing	42	51	59	337
Recreational Vehicles	37	51	58	37
Auto & Truck Dealerships	40	51	60	86
Textiles	42	51	58	33
Resorts & Casinos	40	52	61	72
Hotels & Entertainment Services	41	53	61	12
Lodging	43	53	61	156
Consumer Electronics	45	53	60	118
Auto Parts	45	53	61	656
Travel Services	45	54	62	87
Restaurants	43	54	62	206
Residential Construction	42	54	64	62
Personal Services	45	54	66	37
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances	44	54	62	302
Luxury Goods	45	55	65	123
Apparel Manufacturing	45	55	64	217
Automobiles & Auto Parts	44	55	60	16
Textile Industrial	48	55	59	12
Department Stores	48	55	62	105
Footwear & Accessories	45	56	63	95
Leisure	44	56	64	171
Specialty Retail	48	57	64	201
Education & Training Services	47	57	69	118
Apparel Retail	48	57	66	100
Home Improvement Retail	47	59	65	31
Internet Retail	47	59	69	98
Gambling	51	61	67	44
Discount Stores	55	63	66	23

Consumer Staples (14)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Food Products	39	46	59	13
Confectioners	40	48	59	80
Agricultural Products	42	50	63	14
Farm Products	40	53	63	294
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	46	54	61	91
Pharmaceutical Retailers	46	54	60	55
Food Distribution	46	54	60	87
Packaged Foods	45	55	63	616
Food & Tobacco	46	56	66	26
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	47	58	67	83
Household & Personal Products	48	59	67	238
Grocery Stores	53	60	64	72
Beverages - Brewers	51	60	69	54
Tobacco	54	62	69	34

Energy (8)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Uranium	25	32	44	27
Oil & Gas Drilling	34	44	58	33
Oil & Gas E&P	35	46	58	260
Thermal Coal	35	48	59	83
Oil & Gas Midstream	43	53	59	83
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	42	53	61	179
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	46	55	62	110
Oil & Gas Integrated	49	57	62	43

Financials (21)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Specialized Finance	39	44	57	14
REIT - Mortgage	39	47	54	38
Credit Services	42	52	62	318
Financial Conglomerates	46	52	65	54
Shell Companies	39	52	64	60
Mortgage Finance	45	52	60	60
Insurance - Life	47	52	58	84
Capital Markets	42	53	63	459
Banking Services	46	53	60	12
Banks - Regional	47	54	59	1,051
Insurance - Reinsurance	51	54	63	25
Investment Brokerage - National	40	55	57	13
Investment Banking & Investment Services	42	55	59	19
Insurance - Diversified	47	56	65	81
Banks - Diversified	50	56	63	44
Diversified Financial Services	43	57	64	15
Asset Management	47	58	67	669
Insurance - Property & Casualty	51	58	66	114
Insurance Brokers	48	61	67	37
Insurance - Specialty	53	65	71	26
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	58	68	77	51

Health Care (11)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Biotechnology	34	43	58	597
Medical Distribution	42	50	57	76
Pharmaceuticals	44	52	60	52
Medical Devices	41	52	65	326
Diagnostics & Research	42	55	65	124
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	43	55	64	575
Medical Care Facilities	45	56	63	241
Healthcare Plans	50	56	66	13
Health Information Services	43	56	67	118
Medical Instruments & Supplies	48	58	67	185
Drug Manufacturers - General	48	59	73	74

Industrials (32)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Aerospace & Defense	32	41	55	11
Industrial Machinery	39	45	48	18
Construction & Engineering	39	45	57	19
Electrical Equipment	44	46	61	11
Airlines	38	46	54	56
Rental & Leasing Services	37	47	55	89
Trucking	42	49	57	44
Construction & Engineering	36	49	53	14
Waste Management	41	50	58	153
Metal Fabrication	43	50	59	252
Pollution & Treatment Controls	41	50	63	85
Engineering & Construction	40	51	59	790
Conglomerates	42	51	59	355
Electrical Utilities & IPPs	42	51	52	13
Electrical Equipment & Parts	43	52	61	555
Integrated Freight & Logistics	45	53	61	204
Professional & Commercial Services	46	53	64	15
Aerospace & Defense	41	53	63	234
Infrastructure Operations	44	54	64	65
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery	44	54	61	150
Marine Shipping	45	54	63	225
Specialty Industrial Machinery	45	54	63	798
Business Equipment & Supplies	44	54	62	74
Specialty Business Services	46	55	65	235
Railroads	47	55	62	103
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships	42	55	61	44
Building Products & Equipment	44	55	63	258
Consulting Services	49	57	66	74
Industrial Distribution	51	58	65	107
Tools & Accessories	48	58	67	125
Airports & Air Services	48	59	66	51
Staffing & Employment Services	53	59	65	82

Information Technology (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Solar	32	40	51	102
Electronic Equipment & Parts	40	46	58	19
IT Services	36	47	56	31
Computers, Phones & Household Electronics	39	50	58	11
Computer Hardware	44	51	62	209
Electronic Components	44	53	62	647
Electronics & Computer Distribution	47	53	62	156
Software - Infrastructure	42	54	65	346
Communication Equipment	43	55	65	293
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	46	55	64	225
Semiconductors	44	56	66	345
Scientific & Technical Instruments	45	56	67	161
Software & IT Services	49	56	66	38
Information Technology Services	46	56	64	466
Software - Application	45	56	68	648
Communications & Networking	54	58	61	12
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	50	58	64	47
Security & Protection Services	49	59	66	103

Materials (19)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Other Precious Metals & Mining	29	39	52	97
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	30	40	54	375
Coking Coal	36	40	47	20
Silver	37	43	50	16
Gold	34	47	64	211
Copper	36	48	58	56
Paper & Paper Products	40	48	55	120
Steel	40	49	58	407
Lumber & Wood Production	39	50	58	72
Other	41	50	60	90
Building Materials	42	52	59	251
Aluminum	40	52	60	77
Chemicals	43	52	61	337
Metals & Mining	46	52	59	29
Agricultural Inputs	44	52	60	160
Packaging & Containers	42	53	61	256
Specialty Chemicals	43	53	61	717
Construction Materials	40	56	59	12
Containers & Packaging	49	57	60	23

Real Estate (13)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Real Estate - Development	39	47	56	575
Real Estate Development	38	50	56	21
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	44	51	57	25
REIT - Residential	44	51	59	50
REIT - Office	42	52	61	71
REIT - Hotel & Motel	43	53	57	33
Real Estate - Diversified	42	54	61	131
REIT - Diversified	45	56	63	148
REIT - Retail	49	56	60	91
Real Estate Services	46	56	63	527
REIT - Specialty	49	56	65	31
Real Estate Operations	46	56	61	35
REIT - Industrial	49	58	66	53

Utilities (6)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities - Renewable	33	42	52	198
Utilities - Diversified	38	45	52	50
Utilities - Regulated Water	39	46	54	60
Utilities - Regulated Electric	40	46	53	156
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	39	48	60	77
Utilities - Regulated Gas	44	51	58	104

History of sector medians

Month	Utilities	Energy	Materials	Health Care	Real Estate	Industrials	Communication Services	Consumer Discretionary	Financials	Information Technology	Consumer Staples
2026-09	46	50	50	52	52	52	53	54	55	54	55
2026-10	46	49	49	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	55

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