Health Care market intelligence
Comparable ETF proxies for returns, valuation, growth and yield.
Prices through Oct 8, 2026 · Fundamentals date unverified
Health Care's ETF proxy (XLV) ranks 7 of 11 covered sector proxies on lowest P/E, and shows 20.47× P/E versus a peer median of 20.06×. This compares published measures, not overall investment quality.
Total Return
1Y return · Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026 · USD
Valuation
P/E · 11 covered sector proxies. Descriptive comparison, not an investment rating.
Growth
Earnings · 11 covered sector proxies. Descriptive comparison, not an investment rating.
Yield
Portfolio dividend yield · 11 covered sector proxies. Descriptive comparison, not an investment rating.
| Measure* | Health Care | Group median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M return | +0.62% | -2.00% -2.0%0.6% | 3 of 11 |
| YTD return | +9.56% | +8.75% 8.8%9.6% | 3 of 11 |
| 1Y return | +17.86% | +9.18% 9.2%17.9% | 3 of 11 |
| P/E | 20.47× | 20.06× 20.1×20.5× | 7 of 11 |
| P/B | 4.46× | 2.99× 3.0×4.5× | 7 of 11 |
| P/S | 1.55× | 2.31× 1.5×2.3× | 2 of 11 |
| Earnings growth | +9.12% | +11.78% 9.1%11.8% | 8 of 11 |
| Projected growth | +9.12% | +11.78% 9.1%11.8% | 8 of 11 |
| Sales growth | +11.09% | +5.09% 5.1%11.1% | 1 of 11 |
| Dividend yield | 1.61% | 1.76% 1.6%1.8% | 7 of 11 |
Proxy: Health Care · XLV. USD returns of the named US sector ETF proxy, not a global sector index. Return prices through 2026-10-08. Fundamental characteristics: Sep 30, 2026 (reported or retrieval; legacy provenance unverified).
* P/E, P/B and P/S describe the proxy's published portfolio valuation; earnings, projected earnings and sales growth retain their published definitions. Dividend yield measures the underlying equity portfolio, not cash distributions. Lower valuation multiples rank first; higher returns, growth and yield rank first. Group medians use covered peers with the same measure. These are descriptive comparisons, not recommendations.
ETF holdings, sector weights, currency exposure and reporting dates affect comparisons. USD adjusted-price returns include distributions where the underlying data permits. Charts use available stored history, not necessarily inception; comparison returns are rebased on common observation dates. Fundamental history requires three verified observations spanning six months and is never inferred from today's ratios.
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