# Industry performance: US industries vs S&P 500

> Information Technology Services ranks first of the 140 US industries on our board: 29 of its 51 members beat the S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months. Across those 140 industries, 1,201 of 3,510 US stocks do, week to 6 Nov 2026.

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Last updated: 2026-11-06

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The board

## All 140 US industries Ranked: Full Table

The same ranking as the board above, as a table: industry name, where it sits in a breakout, how many members grew trailing-twelve-month earnings versus a year ago, how many are beating S&P 500, and the one-year gap. Confirmed moves first, then breakout stage and earnings confirmation, as of 6 Nov 2026.

| Industry | Stage | Members' earnings up | Beating S&P 500 | vs index, 1y |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Information Technology Services | BREAKING OUT | 32 of 49 | 29 of 51 | −10.5% |
| 2. Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | BREAKING OUT | 9 of 13 | 12 of 14 | +0.2% |
| 3. Discount Stores | BREAKING OUT | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | +26.6% |
| 4. Medical Distribution | BREAKING OUT | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | +9.7% |
| 5. Footwear & Accessories | BREAKING OUT | 10 of 12 | 6 of 12 | +34.1% |
| 6. Medical Devices | LEADER | 47 of 68 | 36 of 72 | +17.4% |
| 7. Health Information Services | LEADER | 24 of 30 | 22 of 30 | +27.7% |
| 8. Diagnostics & Research | LEADER | 23 of 33 | 27 of 33 | +44.4% |
| 9. Security & Protection Services | LEADER | 8 of 12 | 5 of 12 | +16.1% |
| 10. Oil & Gas Midstream | BREAKING OUT | 36 of 45 | 18 of 46 | +22.0% |
| 11. Household & Personal Products | BREAKING OUT | 10 of 21 | 12 of 21 | +24.7% |
| 12. Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic | BREAKING OUT | 26 of 51 | 27 of 51 | +18.3% |
| 13. Consumer Electronics | BREAKING OUT | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 | −10.1% |
| 14. Business Equipment & Supplies | BREAKING OUT | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | +23.8% |
| 15. Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | LEADER | 16 of 18 | 10 of 18 | +19.1% |
| 16. Medical Instruments & Supplies | LEADER | 19 of 32 | 20 of 36 | +17.7% |
| 17. Insurance Brokers | LEADER | 5 of 14 | 8 of 14 | +12.2% |
| 18. Consulting Services | LEADER | 5 of 8 | 7 of 10 | +23.4% |
| 19. Banks - Regional | TURNING | 216 of 269 | 89 of 273 | +15.0% |
| 20. Insurance - Property & Casualty | TURNING | 35 of 44 | 26 of 44 | +6.5% |
| 21. Utilities - Regulated Gas | TURNING | 13 of 16 | 10 of 16 | −6.5% |
| 22. Lodging | TURNING | 6 of 9 | 9 of 9 | +17.8% |
| 23. Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | TURNING | 8 of 10 | 11 of 13 | +15.8% |
| 24. REIT - Hotel & Motel | TURNING | 9 of 12 | 11 of 12 | +37.0% |
| 25. REIT - Industrial | TURNING | 14 of 17 | 7 of 17 | +5.2% |
| 26. Leisure | TURNING | 16 of 19 | 8 of 20 | +15.3% |
| 27. Specialty Retail | TURNING | 19 of 29 | 15 of 29 | +8.4% |
| 28. Medical Care Facilities | TURNING | 27 of 37 | 20 of 39 | +50.9% |
| 29. Utilities - Diversified | TURNING | 4 of 5 | 4 of 6 | −8.1% |
| 30. Insurance - Reinsurance | TURNING | 5 of 6 | 6 of 6 | +23.5% |
| 31. Insurance - Diversified | TURNING | 8 of 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.1% |
| 32. Beverages - Brewers | TURNING | 4 of 6 | 4 of 7 | +1.3% |
| 33. Luxury Goods | TURNING | 6 of 6 | 4 of 7 | +23.5% |
| 34. Financial Conglomerates | TURNING | 4 of 5 | 2 of 5 | +11.6% |
| 35. Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | TURNING | 6 of 8 | 3 of 8 | −14.1% |
| 36. Railroads | TURNING | 6 of 9 | 1 of 9 | +18.8% |
| 37. Personal Services | TURNING | 4 of 6 | 4 of 7 | −0.8% |
| 38. Confectioners | TURNING | 2 of 3 | 1 of 3 | +0.7% |
| 39. Restaurants | TURNING | 19 of 33 | 19 of 35 | +4.5% |
| 40. Drug Manufacturers - General | TURNING | 8 of 15 | 13 of 17 | +20.8% |
| 41. Waste Management | TURNING | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 | +15.6% |
| 42. Apparel Manufacturing | TURNING | 6 of 13 | 5 of 14 | +12.8% |
| 43. Utilities - Regulated Water | TURNING | 5 of 13 | 7 of 13 | −5.1% |
| 44. Entertainment | TURNING | 16 of 31 | 17 of 32 | +11.8% |
| 45. Healthcare Plans | TURNING | 6 of 11 | 8 of 11 | +31.3% |
| 46. Specialty Business Services | TURNING | 17 of 31 | 16 of 31 | +19.5% |
| 47. Grocery Stores | TURNING | 5 of 10 | 7 of 11 | −2.3% |
| 48. Mortgage Finance | TURNING | 5 of 8 | 3 of 8 | −51.1% |
| 49. Advertising Agencies | TURNING | 6 of 16 | 6 of 16 | +34.0% |
| 50. Tobacco | TURNING | 3 of 6 | 4 of 7 | −14.8% |
| 51. Farm Products | TURNING | 6 of 11 | 4 of 11 | −9.9% |
| 52. Publishing | TURNING | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | +24.8% |
| 53. Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries | TURNING | 1 of 4 | 3 of 5 | +16.1% |
| 54. Utilities - Regulated Electric | BASING | 26 of 40 | 20 of 42 | −12.7% |
| 55. REIT - Retail | BASING | 18 of 25 | 3 of 25 | +2.2% |
| 56. Travel Services | BASING | 10 of 14 | 5 of 14 | +8.1% |
| 57. REIT - Healthcare Facilities | BASING | 14 of 17 | 3 of 17 | −3.3% |
| 58. Aerospace & Defense | BASING | 45 of 55 | 9 of 60 | −3.9% |
| 59. Chemicals | BASING | 10 of 15 | 6 of 15 | −2.2% |
| 60. Internet Retail | BASING | 15 of 22 | 8 of 22 | −13.7% |
(80 more rows on the page.)

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US industries ranked against S&P 500, as of 6 Nov 2026

How it is built

## How is the US board ranked?

Every industry is equal-weighted: no stock counts for more than any other here.

- Confirmed moves come first: an industry already breaking out or leading, whose members confirm it in their own trailing 12-month earnings per share, with participation still widening. Everything else follows on the same four readings: where the industry sits in a breakout, whether its members confirm it, how many of them are participating, and its two-year line against S&P 500. Nothing is dropped for failing the first cut; it ranks lower. Every figure on a card is read from the same 6 Nov 2026 build, so no two of them are from different weeks.
- Counts like "14 of 31" are headcounts: one stock, one vote. Market value is used only to decide who is large enough to be included and to sort the large, mid and small ladder, never to weight a number on this page.
- Weekly member returns are capped at −90% and +100% before averaging, so one bad print cannot set the level of a whole industry.
- The small bar beside each industry is its lead over S&P 500 over 13 weeks, one bar per week for the last 26 weeks. "Beating" counts members 5 points or more ahead of S&P 500 over three months, with the change over four weeks.

Every figure is read from the same 6 Nov 2026 build

## Questions people ask about the US market

### Which stocks are doing well today?

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges is the strongest US industry on this board: 12 of its 14 members are beating S&P 500. It is 0% ahead of the index over 52 weeks. Discount Stores follows on 8 of 9. Individual stocks are named on each industry page.

### How many US stocks are beating S&P 500?

1,201 of 3,510 US stocks are beating S&P 500, across 140 industries. 78 of those industries are ahead of the index over 52 weeks. Every count on this board is a headcount, one stock, one vote, and every industry is equal-weighted, so no single large member can carry one.

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No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from published market data and company filings, produced for research. Sector Alpha does not make recommendations and takes no view on buying or selling any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.

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