Industry

The Financial - Capital Markets industry today

How the Financial - Capital Markets industry stands against its own history and against the 500 largest US companies. We do not say where it goes next.

Close of Friday 6 November 2026 · updated every trading day

35 US companies of $300 million or more · $932B in total

Valuation

Prices against profits, sales and dividends

Price to earnings (P/E)

How high are prices against profits?

How high are prices against profits? 21.7: Higher than usual.High, higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006Usual range5 yr · 12.61 yr · 20.51 mo · 23.321.7Prices lowfor profitsPrices highfor profits

Higher than usual

High · higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago23.3far higher than usual
1 year ago20.5higher than usual
5 years ago12.6in the usual range

Last 10 years

Price to earnings (P/E) · Last 10 yearsPrice to earnings (P/E) each month for 10 years. Today: 21.7.0.020.040.02020202521.7

Price to sales (P/S)

How high are prices against sales?

How high are prices against sales? 1.6: In the usual range.Normal, lower than in 6 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 mo · 1.61 yr · 1.95 yr · 2.51.6Prices lowfor salesPrices highfor sales

In the usual range

Normal · lower than in 6 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago1.6in the usual range
1 year ago1.9in the usual range
5 years ago2.5far higher than usual

Last 10 years

Price to sales (P/S) · Last 10 yearsPrice to sales (P/S) each month for 10 years. Today: 1.6.0.02.04.0202020251.6

Dividend yield

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price?

How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price? 1.4%: Less than usual.Low, lower than in 8 of 10 months since 2006Usual range1 yr · 1.5%1 mo · 1.6%5 yr · 1.7%1.4%Low dividendsfor the priceHigh dividendsfor the price

Less than usual

Low · lower than in 8 of 10 months since 2006

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1 month ago1.6%less than usual
1 year ago1.5%less than usual
5 years ago1.7%less than usual

Last 10 years

Dividend yield · Last 10 yearsDividend yield each month for 10 years. Today: 1.4%.0.00%2.0%4.0%202020251.4%

Returns

How did the industry do against the 500 largest US companies?

PeriodThis industry500 largestDifference
1 month−6.5%−1.4%5.1 pts less
1 year−6.3%+9.9%16.2 pts less
5 years+32.7%+65.7%33.0 pts less

Total returns with dividends, weighted by market value, to the close of October 2026. Past results do not show future results.

Largest companies

The three largest companies

  1. 01Morgan StanleyMS30.7% of the industry
  2. 02The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.GS26.8% of the industry
  3. 03The Charles Schwab CorporationSCHW17.0% of the industry
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  1. 04Robinhood Markets, Inc.HOOD6.9% of the industry
  2. 05Tradeweb Markets Inc.TW3.0% of the industry
  3. 06LPL Financial Holdings Inc.LPLA2.5% of the industry
  4. 07Circle Internet GroupCRCL1.9% of the industry
  5. 08Evercore Inc.EVR1.2% of the industry
  6. 09Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc.BMNR1.1% of the industry
  7. 10Jefferies Financial Group Inc.JEF1.0% of the industry

Map

Its companies among the 500 largest

The map shows the industry's companies among the 500 largest US companies: 7 of its 35 companies.

ColourMonkScore Members
fell −40%+40% roseno figure
Financial ServicesFinancial - Capital MarketsMS+9.4%GS+6.9%SCHW−0.4%HOOD−37.0%TW+17.9%LPLA−16.8%

The typical company

The typical company in this industry

  • Operating margin27 companies1283.0%
  • Sales growth over 1 year26 companies323.0%
  • Return on invested capital22 companies1185.0%