PE
Ratio by Sector
Data Used: Value Line database, of 7254 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2002
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which companies are included in each industry
PE
Ratio by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7254 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2002
can be obtained by clicking here
on
which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Price/Current EPS | Price/Trailing EPS | Expected Growth | Payout | Beta |
| Advertising | 36 | 60.36 | NA | 15.21% | 18.57% | 1.72 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 65 | 18.84 | 39.11 | 14.15% | 13.30% | 0.78 |
| Air Transport | 45 | 10.82 | NA | 14.08% | 2.86% | 1.11 |
| Apparel | 54 | 22.99 | 53.05 | 11.49% | 19.71% | 0.86 |
| Auto & Truck | 21 | 10.35 | 61.74 | 10.70% | 11.28% | 0.95 |
| Auto Parts | 65 | 10.70 | 49.32 | 9.40% | 9.36% | 0.87 |
| Bank | 446 | 28.73 | 35.61 | 10.64% | 42.52% | 0.67 |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | 28.19 | 29.04 | 11.92% | 39.92% | 0.92 |
| Bank (Foreign) | 3 | 39.61 | 39.61 | 13.00% | 30.23% | 1.15 |
| Bank (Midwest) | 36 | 41.21 | 34.17 | 9.64% | 43.52% | 0.76 |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 24 | 18.86 | 46.34 | 11.89% | 15.31% | 0.55 |
| Beverage (Soft Drink) | 19 | 36.87 | 70.30 | 21.67% | 22.62% | 0.68 |
| Biotechnology | 76 | 465.40 | NA | 33.80% | 0.00% | 1.10 |
| Building Materials | 52 | 12.94 | 36.92 | 14.57% | 9.68% | 0.83 |
| Cable TV | 27 | NA | NA | 19.35% | NA | 1.24 |
| Canadian Energy | 13 | 10.72 | 20.72 | 12.15% | 12.77% | 0.73 |
| Cement & Aggregates | 15 | 15.78 | 38.23 | 9.17% | 13.78% | 0.71 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 25 | 12.29 | 60.16 | 10.83% | 19.09% | 0.86 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | 21.25 | 54.39 | 11.37% | 15.45% | 0.76 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 86 | 18.81 | 52.29 | 9.88% | 15.22% | 0.78 |
| Coal | 6 | 29.67 | 54.32 | 6.50% | 28.55% | 0.78 |
| Computer & Peripherals | 171 | 26.78 | 96.52 | 21.31% | 3.93% | 1.77 |
| Computer Software & Svcs | 468 | 54.86 | 133.80 | 24.71% | 4.11% | 1.81 |
| Diversified Co. | 103 | 20.17 | 45.68 | 11.26% | 11.59% | 0.82 |
| Drug | 286 | 35.30 | 147.23 | 28.99% | 21.03% | 1.04 |
| E-Commerce | 27 | NA | NA | 28.70% | NA | 3.34 |
| Educational Services | 36 | 106.26 | 164.35 | 26.53% | 1.10% | 0.90 |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 30 | 14.88 | 26.89 | 8.63% | 36.49% | 0.54 |
| Electric Utility (East) | 32 | 16.26 | 27.19 | 7.85% | 32.37% | 0.57 |
| Electric Utility (West) | 17 | NA | NA | 8.92% | NA | 0.60 |
| Electrical Equipment | 92 | 27.23 | 53.92 | 16.91% | 24.07% | 1.25 |
| Electronics | 196 | 22.64 | 104.57 | 19.87% | 1.99% | 1.28 |
| Entertainment | 96 | 131.78 | NA | 19.03% | 8.72% | 1.35 |
| Entertainment Tech | 12 | NA | NA | 38.75% | NA | 1.94 |
| Environmental | 80 | 26.29 | 50.95 | 20.38% | 1.45% | 0.75 |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 224 | 40.06 | 39.18 | 15.20% | 21.16% | 0.96 |
| Food Processing | 116 | 20.29 | 53.00 | 13.66% | 17.76% | 0.63 |
| Food Wholesalers | 25 | 23.99 | 39.62 | 16.85% | 12.27% | 0.69 |
| Foreign Electron/Entertn | 14 | 27.11 | 117.01 | 13.17% | 8.88% | 1.25 |
| Foreign Telecom. | 20 | 194.03 | 96.05 | 17.06% | 128.92% | 1.59 |
| Furn./Home Furnishings | 33 | 14.88 | 44.85 | 12.19% | 9.75% | 0.81 |
| Gold/Silver Mining | 38 | 74.76 | 102.86 | 14.15% | 36.99% | 0.36 |
| Grocery | 29 | 19.88 | 37.82 | 13.81% | 6.14% | 0.66 |
| Healthcare Info Systems | 33 | NA | NA | 21.44% | NA | 0.96 |
| Home Appliance | 18 | 12.05 | 35.97 | 11.38% | 11.02% | 0.92 |
| Homebuilding | 57 | 13.12 | 20.98 | 13.34% | 6.94% | 0.81 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 85 | 20.61 | 37.17 | 14.24% | 4.75% | 0.90 |
| Household Products | 33 | 22.38 | 53.05 | 9.77% | 19.91% | 0.77 |
| Human Resources | 22 | 22.00 | 74.80 | 14.73% | 3.24% | 1.02 |
| Industrial Services | 212 | 35.39 | 84.83 | 17.67% | 9.92% | 0.82 |
| Information Services | 19 | 49.91 | 188.59 | 17.29% | 23.35% | 1.13 |
| Insurance (Life) | 32 | 31.50 | 33.40 | 10.56% | 20.82% | 0.85 |
| Insurance (Prop/Casualty | 54 | 166.69 | 275.36 | 13.34% | 31.72% | 0.82 |
| Internet | 421 | NA | NA | 34.47% | NA | 2.50 |
| Investment Co. | 25 | 23.99 | 26.52 | 7.50% | 81.92% | 0.62 |
| Investment Co. (Foreign) | 18 | 56.05 | 383.64 | NA | 72.38% | 1.10 |
| Machinery | 151 | 17.45 | 56.39 | 13.81% | 15.21% | 0.78 |
| Manuf. Housing/Rec Veh | 20 | 64.60 | NA | 10.20% | 17.43% | 0.83 |
| Maritime | 20 | 11.84 | 23.62 | 18.13% | 31.09% | 0.76 |
| Medical Services | 208 | 31.10 | 56.36 | 22.82% | 2.83% | 0.84 |
| Medical Supplies | 225 | 39.78 | 74.57 | 23.28% | 16.06% | 0.86 |
| Metal Fabricating | 46 | 18.57 | 46.88 | 16.09% | 11.78% | 0.83 |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 45 | 17.88 | 78.01 | 17.75% | 14.76% | 0.96 |
| Natural Gas (Distrib.) | 36 | 13.41 | 24.09 | 10.74% | 25.29% | 0.59 |
| Natural Gas (Diversified | 38 | 14.14 | 21.14 | 20.15% | 16.90% | 0.74 |
| Newspaper | 21 | 41.52 | 120.34 | 11.09% | 21.59% | 0.82 |
| Office Equip & Supplies | 34 | 26.74 | 124.03 | 17.43% | 12.91% | 0.84 |
| Oilfield Services/Equip. | 88 | 25.59 | 88.93 | 22.76% | 18.32% | 0.95 |
| Packaging & Container | 43 | 17.14 | 42.67 | 13.07% | 7.24% | 0.82 |
| Paper & Forest Products | 48 | 13.29 | 71.33 | 16.81% | 18.01% | 0.83 |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 38 | 10.51 | 20.91 | 10.45% | 11.81% | 0.81 |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 139 | 10.69 | 18.51 | 18.84% | 5.48% | 0.74 |
| Pharmacy Services | 15 | 113.94 | 123.49 | 21.59% | 24.11% | 0.92 |
| Power | 19 | 21.85 | 35.76 | 27.50% | 11.19% | 1.29 |
| Precision Instrument | 109 | 19.14 | 124.28 | 20.16% | 7.41% | 1.20 |
| Publishing | 45 | 23.88 | 134.28 | 13.96% | 14.76% | 0.85 |
| R.E.I.T. | 153 | 57.99 | 36.12 | 7.59% | 13.55% | 0.65 |
| Railroad | 16 | 16.73 | 36.39 | 11.93% | 12.18% | 0.76 |
| Recreation | 87 | 23.82 | 52.50 | 15.34% | 12.43% | 0.90 |
| Restaurant | 94 | 20.78 | 41.56 | 19.23% | 4.64% | 0.77 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 188 | 25.57 | 71.15 | 16.68% | 4.59% | 1.01 |
| Retail Building Supply | 11 | 45.68 | 82.79 | 13.90% | 7.64% | 0.86 |
| Retail Store | 66 | 29.59 | 66.41 | 11.87% | 8.72% | 0.92 |
| Securities Brokerage | 28 | 24.38 | 26.65 | 9.15% | 12.83% | 1.27 |
| Semiconductor | 118 | 22.02 | 136.10 | 23.25% | 2.57% | 2.35 |
| Semiconductor Cap Eq | 10 | 15.50 | 58.28 | 21.36% | 0.00% | 2.24 |
| Shoe | 27 | 22.06 | 45.66 | 12.93% | 7.94% | 0.85 |
| Steel (General) | 31 | 14.55 | NA | 10.90% | 15.29% | 0.79 |
| Steel (Integrated) | 19 | 9.71 | NA | 8.31% | 9.72% | 1.08 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 141 | 42.15 | NA | 25.00% | 2.20% | 1.86 |
| Telecom. Services | 208 | 44.34 | NA | 24.16% | 40.01% | 1.59 |
| Textile | 24 | 22.11 | NA | 9.18% | 8.37% | 0.82 |
| Thrift | 117 | 30.03 | 25.71 | 11.63% | 34.25% | 0.72 |
| Tire & Rubber | 19 | 18.28 | 53.42 | 8.31% | 16.54% | 0.90 |
| Tobacco | 13 | 12.80 | 26.88 | 6.98% | 28.02% | 0.60 |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21 | 25.72 | 56.39 | 9.85% | 20.14% | 0.84 |
| Trucking/Transp. Leasing | 43 | 24.37 | 60.47 | 12.62% | 15.00% | 0.84 |
| Utility (Foreign) | 7 | 11.57 | 44.79 | 13.50% | 18.85% | 0.80 |
| Water Utility | 16 | 22.71 | 42.41 | 8.33% | 33.24% | 0.49 |
| Wireless Networking | 80 | NA | NA | 25.07% | NA | 2.50 |
| Market | 7254 | 28.56 | 66.62 | 15.64% | 17.60% | 0.89 |