S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Health Care Charts, Data

Date
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
2022-12-31
2021-12-31
2020-12-31
2019-12-31
2018-12-31
2017-12-31
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
2014-12-31
2013-12-31
2012-12-31

Date	Value	YOY (%)
2025-12-31	17.98	-24.45%
2024-12-31	23.80	-1.29%
2023-12-31	24.11	+18.77%
2022-12-31	20.30	-3.56%
2021-12-31	21.05	-7.92%
2020-12-31	22.86	+7.02%
2019-12-31	21.36	+6.75%
2018-12-31	20.01	-5.66%
2017-12-31	21.21	+13.00%
2016-12-31	18.77	-12.78%
2015-12-31	21.52	-2.76%
2014-12-31	22.13	+11.71%
2013-12-31	19.81	+34.95%
2012-12-31	14.68	+13.53%

Total 18

Basic Info

S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Health Care was 17.98 as of 2025-12-31, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Historically, S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Health Care reached a record high of 24.11 and a record low of 12.62, the median value is 20.16. Typical value range is from 19.36 to 23. The Year-Over-Year growth is -24.45%. GuruFocus provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Health Care - last updated on 2025-12-31.

The S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings ratio for the Health Care sector measures the market value of the top U.S. companies within this sector relative to their operating earnings. This ratio is calculated by dividing the current market price per share by the operating earnings per share (EPS), where operating earnings exlcude non-recurring items to reflect the core profitability of a company. A high Price to Operating Earnings ratio may indicate that the market expects strong future growth, suggesting potentially overvalued stocks.

For Operating Earnings, it's useful for comparing profitability across companies of different sizes, while for Operating Margin, it's useful for comparing profitability efficiency across companies within the same industry, regardless of size.

Category	Market Trend
Region	USA
Source	S&P Dow Jones Indices

Stats

	Name	Value
	Last Value	17.98
	Latest Period	2025-12-31
	Long Term Average	21.18
	Average Annualized Growth Rate	+2.09%
	Value from 1 year ago	23.8
	Change from 1 year ago	-24.45%
	Frequency	Annual
	Unit	Ratio

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S&P 500 Sales per Share: Materials
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S&P 500 Sales per Share: Financials
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Real Estate
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S&P 500 Sales per Share: Industrials
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S&P 500 Operating Margin
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S&P 500 Operating Margin: Financials
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Real Estate
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Consumer Staples
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Health Care
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Utilities
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Communication Services
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Energy
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Industrials
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Information Technology
S&P 500 Price to Sales
S&P 500 Book Value per Share
S&P 500 Price to Book Value
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S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Consumer Discretionary
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Financials
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Real Estate
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Consumer Staples
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Utilities
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Communication Services
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Energy
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Industrials
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S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Consumer Discretionary
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Financials
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Real Estate
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Consumer Staples
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Health Care
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Utilities
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Communication Services
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Energy
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Industrials
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Information Technology
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Materials
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Consumer Discretionary
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Financials
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Real Estate
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Consumer Staples
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Health Care
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Utilities
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Communication Services
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Energy
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Industrials
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Information Technology

Related Item	Date	Value	Unit	1-Year Growth	3-Year Growth	5-Year Growth	10-Year Growth
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Health Care	2025-12-31	17.98	Ratio	-24.45%	-3.96%	-4.69%	-1.78%
S&P 500 Sales per Share	2024-06-30	488.7054	$	+5.73%	+8.31%	+6.78%	+5.27%
S&P 500 Operating EPS with Estimate (TTM)	2025-12-31	273.78	USD	+16.53%	+11.59%	+17.46%	+10.54%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Materials (TTM)	2025-12-31	30.31	USD	+25.61%	-1.96%	+13.81%	+13.57%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Consumer Discretionary (TTM)	2025-12-31	63.53	USD	+12.24%	+20.96%	+17.55%	+7.63%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Financials (TTM)	2025-12-31	48.17	USD	+3.21%	+12.42%	+8.07%	+7.67%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Real Estate (TTM)	2025-12-31	7.47	USD	+9.85%	+0.45%	+7.22%	+3.20%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Consumer Staples (TTM)	2025-12-31	41.95	USD	+4.64%	+7.85%	+5.52%	+5.60%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Health Care (TTM)	2025-12-31	98.78	USD	+32.40%	+8.14%	+11.26%	+9.81%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Utilities (TTM)	2025-12-31	22.18	USD	+6.94%	+12.92%	+7.29%	+7.02%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Communication Services (TTM)	2025-12-31	17.53	USD	+13.61%	+20.60%	+19.27%	+3.72%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Energy (TTM)	2025-12-31	51.37	USD	+9.07%	-14.76%	-	-
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Industrials (TTM)	2025-12-31	53.49	USD	+16.66%	+9.70%	+31.51%	+6.69%
S&P 500 Operating EPS: Information Technology (TTM)	2025-12-31	160.17	USD	+29.51%	+21.14%	+18.75%	+15.47%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Materials	2024-09-30	63.9241	$	+0.43%	+0.71%	+5.20%	+2.51%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Consumer Discretionary	2024-09-30	162.4225	$	+2.17%	+5.19%	+2.72%	+5.15%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Financials	2024-09-30	74.732	$	+8.36%	+6.72%	+4.50%	+7.20%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Real Estate	2024-09-30	9.8779	$	+3.00%	+2.70%	+2.60%	+3.70%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Consumer Staples	2024-09-30	147.432	$	+2.53%	+7.17%	+7.11%	+4.57%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Health Care	2024-09-30	259.3622	$	+9.16%	+8.46%	+9.20%	+9.47%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Utilities	2024-09-30	39.3097	$	+5.78%	+6.91%	+4.82%	+0.86%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Communication Services	2024-09-30	21.0187	$	+9.39%	+7.09%	+7.66%	-2.50%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Energy	2024-09-30	131.0246	$	-4.52%	+7.50%	+6.07%	-0.70%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Industrials	2024-09-30	110.3436	$	-1.86%	+5.33%	+3.40%	+3.94%
S&P 500 Sales per Share: Information Technology	2024-09-30	129.0792	$	+15.24%	+8.95%	+10.21%	+9.00%
S&P 500 Operating Margin	2023-09-30	11.21	%	-0.63%	+0.84%	-1.56%	+1.53%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Materials	2024-09-30	9.5269	%	+3.64%	-9.44%	+2.28%	+1.97%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Consumer Discretionary	2024-09-30	9.4383	%	-3.00%	+8.95%	+4.98%	+3.00%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Financials	2024-09-30	14.8932	%	+30.55%	-9.81%	-2.99%	-0.27%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Real Estate	2024-09-30	17.4126	%	-3.48%	-7.86%	-2.42%	-0.40%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Consumer Staples	2024-09-30	6.6539	%	-1.57%	-5.05%	-2.06%	-0.27%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Health Care	2024-09-30	7.6572	%	+16.25%	-10.29%	-0.99%	-1.12%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Utilities	2024-09-30	15.416	%	+3.19%	+1.37%	-1.10%	+2.09%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Communication Services	2024-09-30	18.6025	%	+6.65%	+1.32%	+7.18%	+6.24%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Energy	2024-09-30	8.3343	%	-25.67%	-2.56%	+4.86%	-0.69%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Industrials	2024-09-30	9.7423	%	+1.24%	+0.92%	-1.08%	+0.32%
S&P 500 Operating Margin: Information Technology	2024-09-30	24.698	%	+7.46%	+1.57%	+5.14%	+4.51%
S&P 500 Price to Sales	2024-10-23	3.037	Ratio	+32.66%	+0.32%	+7.06%	+6.04%
S&P 500 Book Value per Share	2024-06-30	1139.314	$	+7.27%	+5.51%	+5.18%	+4.49%
S&P 500 Price to Book Value	2024-10-22	5.1357	Ratio	+30.56%	+3.56%	+9.12%	+6.97%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Materials	2025-12-31	20.26	Ratio	-20.39%	+9.99%	-6.74%	-4.53%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Consumer Discretionary	2025-12-31	25	Ratio	-10.94%	-3.74%	-11.49%	+2.05%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Financials	2025-12-31	16.44	Ratio	-3.12%	-0.74%	+1.84%	+1.63%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Real Estate	2025-12-31	37.23	Ratio	-9.11%	+5.67%	-2.92%	+0.65%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Consumer Staples	2025-12-31	20.98	Ratio	-4.38%	-3.43%	-0.69%	-0.16%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Utilities	2025-12-31	18.66	Ratio	-6.47%	-7.10%	-1.82%	-0.46%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Communication Services	2025-12-31	17.84	Ratio	-12.07%	+3.80%	-10.21%	+3.75%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Energy	2025-12-31	13.58	Ratio	-8.31%	+18.78%	-	-
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Industrials	2025-12-31	21.95	Ratio	-14.26%	+2.27%	-16.82%	+2.86%
S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Information Technology	2025-12-31	28.13	Ratio	-22.78%	+5.26%	-3.60%	+4.00%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Materials	2023-12-31	30.35	Ratio	+75.43%	-8.91%	+13.01%	+1.72%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Consumer Discretionary	2023-12-31	28.44	Ratio	-16.91%	-24.95%	+3.65%	+2.68%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Financials	2023-12-31	15.34	Ratio	-13.72%	-2.99%	+3.59%	-0.15%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Real Estate	2023-12-31	38.52	Ratio	+26.21%	-6.60%	+4.30%	-1.98%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Consumer Staples	2023-12-31	23.66	Ratio	-13.55%	-4.13%	+3.14%	+1.95%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Health Care	2023-12-31	33.87	Ratio	+34.83%	+1.57%	+4.91%	+3.76%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Utilities	2023-12-31	18.33	Ratio	-30.96%	-14.03%	-6.01%	-0.77%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Communication Services	2023-12-31	22.69	Ratio	-4.14%	-15.95%	+12.44%	+4.92%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Energy	2023-12-31	11.13	Ratio	+35.90%	-	-6.21%	-3.31%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Industrials	2023-12-31	25.6	Ratio	+12.33%	-27.21%	+4.87%	+3.69%
S&P 500 Price to Reported EPS: Information Technology	2023-12-31	34.86	Ratio	+31.15%	-0.32%	+13.42%	+6.79%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Materials	2024-06-30	6.7	USD	-4.14%	-5.73%	+18.79%	+4.60%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Consumer Discretionary	2024-06-30	14.8	USD	+14.95%	+10.52%	+9.17%	+8.79%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Financials	2024-06-30	12.54	USD	+11.14%	-7.58%	+4.05%	+9.30%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Real Estate	2024-06-30	1.66	USD	-11.67%	-7.68%	-4.50%	+4.39%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Consumer Staples	2024-06-30	8.48	USD	+1.43%	+3.09%	+16.26%	+3.96%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Health Care	2024-06-30	12.47	USD	+12.00%	-6.26%	-0.77%	+3.78%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Utilities	2024-06-30	4.14	USD	+0.48%	+21.27%	+6.43%	+5.42%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Communication Services	2024-06-30	2.79	USD	+2.94%	-0.24%	+7.75%	-0.76%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Energy	2024-06-30	12.4	USD	-1.03%	+34.70%	+29.12%	+0.83%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Industrials	2024-06-30	11.77	USD	+22.03%	+10.25%	+11.32%	+5.81%
S&P 500 Reported EPS: Information Technology	2024-06-30	25.65	USD	+13.06%	+6.72%	+11.43%	+12.21%

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S&P 500 Price to Operating Earnings: Health Care : 17.98 (As of 2025-12-31)

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