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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 18, 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 29,151 valued stocks worldwide.

As of September 18, 2026 · updated daily · CSV JSON

What the numbers show

The lowest sector median is 46 (Utilities, 662 values), the highest 55 (Consumer Staples, 1,779 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 5,501 stocks sit between 43 and 61.

Quality Score by sector

Sector	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities	39	46	55	662
Materials	39	49	59	3,600
Energy	38	50	59	1,206
Health Care	40	52	63	2,503
Real Estate	42	52	60	1,863
Industrials	43	52	61	5,501
Communication Services	42	53	63	1,214
Consumer Discretionary	44	54	62	3,828
Information Technology	43	54	64	3,676
Financials	46	55	62	3,319
Consumer Staples	45	55	63	1,779

Quality Score by industry (179)

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	263
Broadcasting	40	52	60	66
Advertising Agencies	42	52	60	198
Telecom Services	42	53	60	256
Media & Publishing	50	53	58	12
Internet Content & Information	47	58	68	150
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	44	58	70	146
Publishing	50	60	67	110

Consumer Discretionary (29)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Auto Manufacturers	35	46	57	112
Recreational Vehicles	33	48	58	40
Textile Manufacturing	42	50	58	338
Auto & Truck Dealerships	40	51	59	96
Travel Services	44	51	60	85
Residential Construction	38	52	63	65
Textiles	44	52	58	37
Consumer Electronics	43	52	60	126
Internet Retail	45	52	64	107
Resorts & Casinos	41	52	62	73
Auto Parts	45	53	60	656
Luxury Goods	44	53	64	129
Leisure	44	53	63	190
Lodging	42	53	60	162
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances	44	53	61	320
Restaurants	43	54	63	221
Hotels & Entertainment Services	41	54	62	11
Textiles & Apparel	47	55	62	11
Department Stores	48	55	61	116
Apparel Manufacturing	46	55	63	215
Education & Training Services	46	56	65	141
Personal Services	45	56	66	40
Automobiles & Auto Parts	45	56	60	13
Apparel Retail	46	57	65	101
Specialty Retail	47	57	64	227
Gambling	46	57	65	53
Footwear & Accessories	44	57	62	90
Home Improvement Retail	46	60	66	34
Discount Stores	52	61	66	25

Consumer Staples (14)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Food Products	40	45	52	14
Confectioners	41	47	58	76
Agricultural Products	47	51	61	17
Pharmaceutical Retailers	44	52	58	59
Food Distribution	47	53	61	78
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	46	54	60	98
Food & Tobacco	44	54	62	23
Packaged Foods	44	54	62	648
Farm Products	42	55	63	291
Household & Personal Products	48	58	67	245
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	47	58	66	87
Grocery Stores	51	59	64	81
Beverages - Brewers	51	60	66	57
Tobacco	55	63	67	38

Energy (8)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Uranium	25	36	42	26
Oil & Gas Drilling	36	44	57	34
Oil & Gas E&P	32	46	57	300
Thermal Coal	38	48	59	100
Oil & Gas Midstream	41	52	59	88
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	41	53	60	188
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	47	56	61	112
Oil & Gas Integrated	47	57	63	53

Financials (21)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Specialized Finance	39	44	57	18
REIT - Mortgage	38	47	53	40
Shell Companies	37	49	59	79
Mortgage Finance	48	52	57	91
Insurance - Reinsurance	47	52	61	29
Financial Conglomerates	46	52	62	57
Credit Services	42	53	62	335
Insurance - Life	46	53	58	96
Capital Markets	41	54	63	460
Banks - Regional	47	54	59	1,075
Banking Services	49	54	62	14
Banks - Diversified	49	55	62	47
Investment Banking & Investment Services	44	55	58	17
Insurance - Diversified	47	56	65	82
Diversified Financial Services	53	56	60	10
Asset Management	47	58	67	656
Insurance - Property & Casualty	51	58	65	119
Financial Services	51	59	64	16
Insurance - Specialty	52	59	70	29
Insurance Brokers	50	62	68	36
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	60	67	76	55

Health Care (11)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Biotechnology	33	44	57	646
Medical Devices	39	49	63	351
Medical Distribution	43	51	59	80
Pharmaceuticals	40	51	58	54
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	41	53	63	607
Medical Care Facilities	44	54	62	256
Diagnostics & Research	38	54	65	141
Health Information Services	40	55	64	130
Medical Instruments & Supplies	46	57	66	202
Healthcare Plans	54	57	65	15
Drug Manufacturers - General	48	61	74	73

Industrials (32)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Airlines	35	45	52	53
Rental & Leasing Services	37	46	54	94
Electrical Equipment	40	46	58	20
Aerospace & Defense	37	47	55	10
Construction & Engineering	43	49	58	21
Trucking	43	49	57	47
Conglomerates	42	49	58	375
Construction & Engineering	28	49	54	17
Pollution & Treatment Controls	42	49	60	93
Waste Management	41	50	58	166
Metal Fabrication	42	50	58	262
Engineering & Construction	40	50	59	819
Industrial Machinery	44	51	62	23
Integrated Freight & Logistics	44	51	60	204
Electrical Utilities & IPPs	42	52	55	14
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships	42	52	61	38
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery	45	52	61	152
Infrastructure Operations	46	52	63	67
Aerospace & Defense	42	53	63	234
Marine Shipping	44	53	62	231
Electrical Equipment & Parts	43	53	61	545
Railroads	45	54	61	112
Specialty Industrial Machinery	45	54	63	831
Specialty Business Services	44	54	64	243
Business Equipment & Supplies	46	55	63	75
Building Products & Equipment	44	56	63	250
Professional & Commercial Services	48	56	61	12
Consulting Services	48	57	65	83
Industrial Distribution	50	58	65	112
Tools & Accessories	49	59	67	122
Airports & Air Services	49	59	66	53
Staffing & Employment Services	50	59	65	86

Information Technology (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Solar	33	40	51	109
IT Services	35	48	58	38
Computers, Phones & Household Electronics	39	49	58	11
Software - Infrastructure	39	52	63	377
Computer Hardware	44	52	61	224
Electronics & Computer Distribution	47	52	61	152
Electronic Components	43	53	63	648
Software - Application	42	54	66	698
Communication Equipment	43	54	65	301
Security & Protection Services	45	55	64	109
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	45	55	63	215
Software & IT Services	49	55	63	31
Electronic Equipment & Parts	44	55	58	17
Information Technology Services	44	56	64	479
Scientific & Technical Instruments	44	56	67	164
Semiconductors	44	57	67	330
Communications & Networking	53	57	62	13
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	51	60	65	49

Materials (18)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	29	38	50	462
Other Precious Metals & Mining	28	39	52	101
Coking Coal	31	41	48	27
Silver	29	43	53	14
Gold	31	44	61	246
Copper	36	46	55	59
Paper & Paper Products	41	48	55	120
Other	42	49	59	120
Steel	41	49	57	408
Lumber & Wood Production	37	50	57	78
Aluminum	40	51	60	82
Building Materials	41	51	59	255
Metals & Mining	44	51	58	28
Chemicals	42	52	60	351
Agricultural Inputs	41	52	59	176
Specialty Chemicals	44	53	61	707
Packaging & Containers	42	53	60	274
Containers & Packaging	48	56	59	25

Real Estate (13)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Real Estate - Development	39	47	56	573
REIT - Residential	43	49	59	46
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	43	50	61	25
Real Estate - Diversified	41	51	61	132
Real Estate Development	45	52	59	28
REIT - Office	42	52	61	67
REIT - Hotel & Motel	47	52	62	35
Real Estate Services	44	54	62	538
Real Estate Operations	45	56	62	37
REIT - Retail	49	56	61	93
REIT - Specialty	50	56	64	32
REIT - Diversified	46	57	63	156
REIT - Industrial	47	58	66	55

Utilities (6)

Industry	P25	Median	P75	Values
Utilities - Renewable	32	42	54	206
Utilities - Regulated Water	39	45	53	64
Utilities - Diversified	38	46	52	52
Utilities - Regulated Electric	40	47	54	154
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	39	47	57	74
Utilities - Regulated Gas	42	50	56	102

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