Valuation Temperature, 2026-07

As of 2026-07, the cheapest stock sub-industry by PEG is Airlines at 0.54×, versus a market median of 1.79×.

Each month this reading shows where stock sub-industries sit on valuation: the cheapest by PEG, and the ones trading richest against their own history. The figures are aggregate only, and every list covers sub-industries with at least two tracked stocks.

Readings from 2026-10 count only companies domiciled in the United States. This one also counted foreign companies listed in the U.S., which were 8% to 15% of the companies behind each reading through 2026-09.

Cheapest stock sub-industries by PEG

CHEAPEST SUB-INDUSTRIES BY MEDIAN PEG
Sub-industryMedian PEGFwd growth
Airlines0.54×22.0%
Carmakers0.55×18.2%
Car parts0.73×18.9%
Consumer lending & cards0.78×14.2%
TV & radio networks0.79×24.7%
IT consulting0.91×8.5%
Ad agencies & marketing0.92×15.3%
Large banks0.96×14.3%
Power producers & energy traders1.01×20.7%
Hospitals & clinics1.03×9.9%

Trading richest vs their own history

SUB-INDUSTRIES MOST ABOVE THEIR HISTORICAL NORMAL P/E
Sub-industryAbove normal P/E
Electronic parts+266.5%
Chipmaking equipment+199.6%
Drilling contractors+174.7%
Engineering & construction firms+112.7%
Contract electronics makers+90.6%
Trucking & freight+77.0%
Networking gear+75.7%
Computers, storage & devices+72.5%
Industrial distributors+56.6%
Chipmakers+53.0%

Methodology: see the documentation.

How to cite this

tickerseer, “Valuation Temperature, 2026-07”, https://tickerseer.com/reports/valuation-temperature/2026-07

The tables are also mirrored as CSV, CC BY 4.0, on GitHub, Hugging Face, Kaggle.

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