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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 14, 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 27,874 valued stocks worldwide.

As of October 14, 2026 · updated daily · CSV JSON

What the numbers show

The lowest sector median is 46 (Utilities, 667 values), the highest 55 (Consumer Staples, 1,723 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 5,372 stocks sit between 43 and 62.

Quality Score by sector

Sector	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities	39	46	55	667
Energy	39	50	60	972
Materials	40	50	60	3,363
Health Care	41	52	63	2,393
Real Estate	43	53	61	1,843
Industrials	43	53	62	5,372
Communication Services	43	54	63	1,114
Consumer Discretionary	45	54	63	3,616
Financials	46	55	62	3,215
Information Technology	44	55	65	3,596
Consumer Staples	45	55	64	1,723

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	38	48	54	10
Entertainment	40	50	60	229
Media & Publishing	48	52	60	11
Broadcasting	39	52	59	66
Advertising Agencies	43	53	62	186
Telecom Services	45	54	62	238
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	44	59	70	141
Publishing	51	61	68	99
Internet Content & Information	51	61	70	129

Consumer Discretionary (29)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Auto Manufacturers	37	47	57	103
Recreational Vehicles	38	49	58	39
Textiles	43	51	59	32
Textile Manufacturing	42	51	59	337
Auto & Truck Dealerships	40	51	60	89
Resorts & Casinos	41	52	61	71
Lodging	43	53	61	156
Consumer Electronics	45	53	59	116
Hotels & Entertainment Services	40	53	62	12
Travel Services	46	53	63	87
Auto Parts	45	53	60	661
Restaurants	43	54	63	212
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances	44	54	62	306
Luxury Goods	44	55	65	120
Apparel Manufacturing	45	55	64	213
Department Stores	48	55	62	104
Residential Construction	43	55	63	63
Automobiles & Auto Parts	47	56	60	17
Personal Services	45	56	66	37
Footwear & Accessories	45	56	62	94
Leisure	45	56	64	171
Textile Industrial	50	56	60	11
Apparel Retail	47	57	65	103
Specialty Retail	47	57	64	204
Education & Training Services	47	57	69	119
Internet Retail	47	58	67	104
Home Improvement Retail	47	59	65	31
Gambling	51	61	66	44
Discount Stores	54	62	67	25

Consumer Staples (14)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Food Products	39	47	59	13
Confectioners	40	48	59	81
Agricultural Products	37	50	61	14
Pharmaceutical Retailers	44	53	60	59
Farm Products	41	53	62	288
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	46	53	61	92
Food Distribution	47	54	60	82
Packaged Foods	45	55	63	633
Food & Tobacco	47	55	66	27
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	47	58	67	83
Household & Personal Products	49	59	67	240
Grocery Stores	53	59	64	73
Beverages - Brewers	51	60	69	54
Tobacco	54	62	68	35

Energy (8)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Uranium	25	32	44	27
Oil & Gas Drilling	34	44	58	35
Oil & Gas E&P	34	45	58	273
Thermal Coal	35	48	59	85
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	42	53	61	179
Oil & Gas Midstream	43	53	59	83
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	46	56	62	109
Oil & Gas Integrated	49	57	62	43

Financials (21)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Specialized Finance	36	41	47	13
REIT - Mortgage	39	47	54	39
Credit Services	42	52	63	322
Financial Conglomerates	46	52	64	54
Mortgage Finance	50	52	57	88
Shell Companies	40	52	63	67
Banking Services	49	53	63	13
Insurance - Life	46	53	58	87
Capital Markets	42	53	63	463
Insurance - Reinsurance	51	54	63	25
Banks - Regional	47	54	59	1,053
Investment Brokerage - National	42	55	59	14
Investment Banking & Investment Services	42	55	59	19
Banks - Diversified	50	56	63	44
Insurance - Diversified	47	56	65	81
Diversified Financial Services	49	57	62	14
Insurance - Property & Casualty	50	58	66	117
Asset Management	47	58	67	664
Insurance Brokers	49	62	67	36
Insurance - Specialty	53	65	70	26
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	61	68	77	51

Health Care (11)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Biotechnology	34	43	57	604
Medical Distribution	43	51	58	79
Medical Devices	42	53	65	328
Pharmaceuticals	44	53	60	52
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	42	54	64	591
Diagnostics & Research	42	54	65	127
Medical Care Facilities	45	56	63	245
Healthcare Plans	51	56	66	13
Health Information Services	44	57	67	117
Medical Instruments & Supplies	48	58	67	186
Drug Manufacturers - General	47	59	73	75

Industrials (32)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Aerospace & Defense	32	41	55	11
Industrial Machinery	39	46	49	17
Electrical Equipment	44	46	62	11
Construction & Engineering	39	46	57	20
Rental & Leasing Services	37	47	55	89
Airlines	38	47	55	56
Construction & Engineering	31	49	53	15
Trucking	42	49	57	45
Pollution & Treatment Controls	41	50	61	84
Metal Fabrication	43	50	59	250
Waste Management	41	50	57	154
Engineering & Construction	40	51	59	794
Conglomerates	42	51	59	359
Electrical Utilities & IPPs	43	52	55	14
Electrical Equipment & Parts	43	52	61	543
Integrated Freight & Logistics	45	52	60	207
Aerospace & Defense	41	53	63	235
Marine Shipping	44	54	63	230
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery	45	54	61	148
Infrastructure Operations	44	54	63	66
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships	42	54	62	44
Specialty Industrial Machinery	45	54	63	801
Business Equipment & Supplies	44	54	62	76
Railroads	46	55	62	104
Professional & Commercial Services	47	55	67	16
Specialty Business Services	46	55	64	233
Building Products & Equipment	44	55	64	255
Consulting Services	49	57	66	73
Industrial Distribution	52	58	65	109
Tools & Accessories	48	58	67	128
Airports & Air Services	49	58	67	53
Staffing & Employment Services	53	59	65	82

Information Technology (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Solar	32	40	51	103
Electronic Equipment & Parts	41	47	58	18
IT Services	35	48	55	29
Computers, Phones & Household Electronics	39	50	58	11
Computer Hardware	44	51	63	208
Electronic Components	44	53	62	642
Electronics & Computer Distribution	47	53	62	156
Software - Infrastructure	42	54	65	353
Communication Equipment	43	55	65	295
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	46	55	64	222
Semiconductors	44	56	66	348
Information Technology Services	46	56	65	472
Scientific & Technical Instruments	45	56	67	160
Software - Application	45	57	68	652
Communications & Networking	54	58	62	12
Software & IT Services	49	58	66	36
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	50	59	65	46
Security & Protection Services	49	59	66	109

Materials (19)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Other Precious Metals & Mining	28	39	53	97
Coking Coal	36	40	47	22
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	30	40	55	376
Silver	37	44	51	15
Gold	34	47	64	211
Copper	36	48	58	57
Paper & Paper Products	41	48	55	121
Steel	40	49	57	408
Lumber & Wood Production	39	50	57	71
Other	43	51	60	89
Building Materials	42	52	59	255
Aluminum	40	52	60	79
Chemicals	43	52	61	336
Agricultural Inputs	44	53	60	166
Metals & Mining	46	53	60	28
Packaging & Containers	43	53	61	258
Specialty Chemicals	43	53	61	717
Containers & Packaging	50	56	60	24
Construction Materials	38	57	60	11

Real Estate (13)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Real Estate - Development	39	47	56	581
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	44	51	57	25
Real Estate Development	43	51	58	24
REIT - Residential	44	51	59	55
REIT - Office	42	53	62	71
REIT - Hotel & Motel	45	53	58	36
Real Estate Operations	43	54	61	36
Real Estate - Diversified	42	54	62	131
Real Estate Services	46	55	63	535
REIT - Diversified	45	55	62	150
REIT - Retail	49	56	60	92
REIT - Specialty	49	57	65	32
REIT - Industrial	49	59	65	53

Utilities (6)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities - Renewable	33	42	53	199
Utilities - Diversified	38	45	52	50
Utilities - Regulated Water	39	45	54	61
Utilities - Regulated Electric	40	46	53	157
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	39	47	58	77
Utilities - Regulated Gas	44	51	57	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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