The S&P and Sector P/E Ratios

Here’s a look at the S&P 500 plus the ten sectors along with their earnings estimates for next year and Price/Earnings Ratios.

Financials are still cheap but how much can we trust that earnings forecast?

Sector Earnings Est 12/27 Close P/E Ratio
Discretionary 22.66 310.71 13.71
Staples 23.09 336.82 14.59
Energy 51.21 525.49 10.26
Financials 18.21 176.34 9.68
Health Care 35.27 404.12 11.46
Industrials 23.82 294.65 12.37
Technology 35.34 412.30 11.67
Materials 18.84 214.29 11.37
Telecom 7.68 129.33 16.84
Utilities 12.49 183.83 14.72
S&P 500 106.81 1,265.43 11.85

Posted by on December 28th, 2011 at 1:01 pm


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