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P/E percentile in sector: what it means and how to read it
Where the company's P/E ranks among its sector peers: 0 is the cheapest, 100 the most expensive.
What is P/E percentile in sector?
Where the company's P/E ranks among its sector peers: 0 is the cheapest, 100 the most expensive.
A worked example
A percentile of 20 means 80% of the companies in the sector have a higher P/E. A P/E of 18 can be cheap among consumer companies and dear among banks.
Why does P/E percentile in sector matter?
Answers 'cheap compared with whom?' in one number.
How do you read P/E percentile in sector?
Below 30 means cheaper than most peers.
Reading scale
In %
Cheaper than peers
Middle
Pricier than peers
03070100
On the scale used here, below 30 reads as cheaper than peers, 30 to 70 reads as middle, and 70 and above reads as pricier than peers.
Lower is usually better.
0=cheapest, 100=most expensive vs sector
What is a typical P/E percentile in sector in India today?
The median across the 3021 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.
By company size
Median
Large Cap · 88 companies50.0%
Mid Cap · 138 companies56.9%
Small Cap · 2795 companies55.6%
By industry
Median, largest industries first
Private Sector Bank · 1856.9%
Pharmaceuticals · 14055.3%
Computers - Software & Consulting · 4752.9%
Public Sector Bank · 1160.0%
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 6154.5%
Auto Components & Equipments · 9252.2%
Heavy Electrical Equipment · 2955.6%
Power Generation · 2056.4%
Cement & Cement Products · 2461.2%
Iron & Steel · 1150.0%
Compare a company with its own industry before the whole market. Every industry, and each company's rank within it, is in the screener.