Sector P/E
Returns sector price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. Provide exactly one of date (a snapshot across all sectors on that date) or sector (the historical time series for one sector).
Also known as: sector P/E snapshot, sector P/E history, sector valuation trend.
Sector P/E in Python
get_sector_pe is part of the Discovery module of the open-source Finance Toolkit. Install it with:
pip install financetoolkit -U
Then call get_sector_pe as shown below.
from financetoolkit import Discovery
discovery = Discovery(api_key="FINANCIAL_MODELING_PREP_KEY")
sector_pe = discovery.get_sector_pe(date="2024-02-01")
sector_pe.head()
sector_pe_history = discovery.get_sector_pe(sector="Energy")
sector_pe_history.tail()
Which returns:
| Sector | Date | Exchange | PE Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Materials | 2024-02-01 | NASDAQ | 15.6877 |
| Communication Services | 2024-02-01 | NASDAQ | 25.9425 |
| Consumer Cyclical | 2024-02-01 | NASDAQ | 55.2588 |
| Consumer Defensive | 2024-02-01 | NASDAQ | 31.7298 |
| Energy | 2024-02-01 | NASDAQ | 14.4114 |
Parameters
get_sector_pe accepts the following parameters:
- date (str, optional): The date to retrieve a snapshot for, e.g. “2024-02-01”.
- sector (str, optional): The sector to retrieve the history for, e.g. “Energy”.