Industry medians — Materials
Raw data retrieved 2026-09-25 · medians are recomputed when the universe is maintained · page refreshes daily
Medians for the Materials industry in AK1A's 311-company universe (data retrieved 2026-09-25). 32 companies in the industry — each ratio reports its observation count. Educational analysis — never investment advice.
All medians for Materials
| Key ratio | Median · median and spread | Observations (n) |
|---|---|---|
| P/E — price to earningsShare price divided by earnings per share. The median shows the industry's typical valuation level. | 18.5P25 13.2 — P75 25.7Spread bar: lower quartile P25 13.2, median 18.5, upper quartile P75 25.7. | 31/32 |
| P/B — price to bookShare price divided by book equity per share. The median shows how the market prices the industry's net assets. | 1.6P25 1.3 — P75 2.4Spread bar: lower quartile P25 1.3, median 1.6, upper quartile P75 2.4. | 32 |
| EBIT marginOperating profit (EBIT) as a share of revenue, in percent. | 13.8%P25 8.1 — P75 27.8Spread bar: lower quartile P25 8.1, median 13.8, upper quartile P75 27.8. | 32 |
| FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue, in percent. | 8%P25 4.1 — P75 13.3Spread bar: lower quartile P25 4.1, median 8, upper quartile P75 13.3. | 32 |
| Revenue growth (TTM)Revenue growth over the latest twelve months, in percent. | 5.8%P25 0.5 — P75 15.2Spread bar: lower quartile P25 0.5, median 5.8, upper quartile P75 15.2. | 32 |
How to read the spread: each bar shows the interval containing the middle half of the industry's companies — from the lower quartile (P25) to the upper quartile (P75), with a mark at the median. A narrow bar means the companies cluster tightly around the median; a wide bar means scattered levels within the industry. The bars share a common scale per ratio across all industries, so they can be compared down the table.
Universe and aggregation: AK1A Research Lab · raw data: public market sources (Yahoo Finance, MarketStack, StockAnalysis, Yahoo Finance + Vitec bokslutskommuniké 2025, StockAnalysis (ADR-vyn), Yahoo Finance (chart-API), Yahoo Finance chart-API (paranoid))
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Materials versus the whole universe
The industry's medians compared with the universe medians (all 311 companies). ↑ means above the market as a whole, ↓ below, ≈ in line — a description, not a verdict: a high P/E can reflect expected growth just as well as overvaluation.
| Key ratio | Industry median | Universe median | Versus universe |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E — price to earnings | 18.5 | 20.1 | ↓ 8 % below the universe |
| P/B — price to book | 1.6 | 2.5 | ↓ 36 % below the universe |
| EBIT margin | 13.8% | 20.1% | ↓ 31.3 % below the universe |
| FCF margin | 8% | 12.6% | ↓ 36.5 % below the universe |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.8% | 5.8% | ≈ in line with the universe |
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How the median is computed
For each industry, the companies' values for the ratio are sorted; the median is the middle value (with an even count: the average of the two middle values). The median is chosen over the mean because single outlier companies cannot drag the number away. Missing data is never counted as zero — each ratio therefore reports its own observation count (n), and a median without a single observation is reported as missing. P/E and P/B are multiples; EBIT margin, FCF margin and revenue growth are shares of revenue, reported in percent. Raw data is retrieved from public market sources and dated by retrieval date.
What this is — and is not
This dataset is an educational reference and analysis aid: aggregates of public market data from a fixed, documented universe. It is not investment advice, not an invitation to buy or sell any stock, and not a measure of future returns. Always check the primary sources — the companies' own reports — before drawing conclusions.