Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Sector Overview

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector plays a vital role in supporting various industries by providing specialized knowledge and services. This sector includes a diverse range of companies that contribute to legal, accounting, management consulting, engineering, and scientific research. With the proliferation of advanced technologies and increasing complexity in business operations, the demand for professional services continues to rise, making it a cornerstone of the modern economy. Leading companies such as IBM, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Infosys, illustrate the wide array of offerings within this sector, from IT consulting to biomedical research and development.

Key drivers of growth in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector include ongoing technological advancements, globalization, and the growing importance of data-driven decision-making. Firms across various industries are increasingly outsourcing their professional needs to access specialized talent and expertise, which further contributes to the development of this sector. Current trends such as digital transformation, remote work tools, and the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence and analytics are shaping the future landscape, with firms like Virtusa Corp and Adyen leading the charge into tech-driven service models.

The significance of this sector extends beyond merely supporting other industries. It fosters innovation, enhances productivity, and is integral to economic growth. As organizations continue to navigate challenges related to compliance, operational efficiency, and market competition, the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector remains essential in enabling sophisticated solutions and facilitating critical advancements, ensuring that businesses have the tools and insights needed to thrive in a rapidly changing environment.

Key Metrics

*Weighted by Market Cap Last updated: Jul 12, 2026
Avg P/E Ratio 34.5
Profitable Companies 88%
Avg Growth 10.1%
Avg Dividend Yield 1.08%

Historical Return

Last updated: Jul 01, 2026
1 Year +719.7% +1.1% Div
3 Years Ø +29.8% +1.1% Div
5 Years Ø +18.3% +1.1% Div
1 Year +39813.3% +1.1% Div
3 Years Ø +29.1% +1.1% Div
5 Years Ø +9.2% +1.1% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jul 12, 2026

Volatility

20.78% 1 Year
19.31% 3 Years
20.37% 5 Years
404.66% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-11.95% 1 Year
-23.83% 3 Years
-26.51% 5 Years
-35.41% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

1.08 1 Year
1.14 3 Years
0.67 5 Years
0.36 10 Years

Volatility

385.67% 1 Year
240.63% 3 Years
3038.00% 5 Years
387622.35% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-7.20% 1 Year
-17.44% 3 Years
-28.55% 5 Years
-38.64% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

2.25 1 Year
1.83 3 Years
0.59 5 Years
0.32 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jul 01, 2026
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2011 -4.1% 11.2% 27.6% 28.6% 24.2% 22.9% 32.3% 27.2% 27.3% 27.8% 28.0% 23.7% 24.5% 24.9% 24.4%
2012 28.9% 47.1% 41.8% 32.5% 29.2% 39.5% 32.4% 31.9% 32.0% 31.7% 26.5% 27.2% 27.5% 26.7%
2013 67.9% 48.8% 33.7% 29.2% 41.8% 33.0% 32.4% 32.4% 32.1% 26.3% 27.0% 27.3% 26.5%
2014 31.8% 19.3% 18.4% 35.9% 26.9% 27.2% 27.9% 28.2% 22.4% 23.5% 24.2% 23.6%
2015 8.0% 12.3% 37.3% 25.8% 26.3% 27.3% 27.6% 21.2% 22.6% 23.4% 22.8%
2016 16.7% 54.8% 32.3% 31.4% 31.6% 31.2% 23.3% 24.6% 25.3% 24.4%
2017 105.4% 40.9% 36.7% 35.6% 34.4% 24.4% 25.8% 26.4% 25.3%
2018 -3.4% 11.5% 18.0% 20.8% 12.5% 15.9% 17.9% 17.8%
2019 28.6% 30.5% 30.2% 16.9% 20.2% 21.9% 21.2%
2020 32.4% 31.0% 13.2% 18.2% 20.6% 20.0%
2021 29.6% 4.7% 13.8% 17.9% 17.7%
2022 -15.4% 6.7% 14.2% 14.9%
2023 34.5% 32.6% 27.2%
2024 30.8% 23.7%
2025 17.0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2012 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - - - - - -
2017 - - - - - - - - -
2018 15.1% 18.4% 34.0% 57.1% 80.3% 84.5% 77.7% 80.2%
2019 21.8% 44.6% 74.3% 101.7% 102.8% 91.0% 92.2%
2020 71.7% 108.6% 138.6% 130.3% 109.0% 107.3%
2021 153.3% 181.3% 154.0% 119.6% 115.3%
2022 212.3% 154.4% 109.3% 106.7%
2023 107.2% 71.4% 80.2%
2024 41.8% 68.0%
2025 99.0%

Distributions

Last updated: Jul 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
15%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
32%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
< 0%
58%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
22%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
28%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
18%
1y 3y N/A N/A
< 0
68%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
6%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Equal Weight Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Portfolio Concentration

*by Market Cap Last updated: Jul 01, 2026
43.6% Top 5 Holdings
54.2% Top 10 Holdings
84.6% Top 50 Holdings
95.1% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
IBM International Business Machines Corp.
13.6%
ANET Arista Networks Inc
10.6%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
10.2%
RCRUY Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.
5.1%
CSLLY CSL Ltd.
4.1%

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
4.4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
16.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
65.1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
13.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B
Micro Cap
53.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
22.7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
15.3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
8.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
0.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in sector Last updated: Jul 12, 2026

Compare to
Market
Market Cap The average market value of companies in this sector. $15.7B
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 1.08 %
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 0.94
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 34.46
Negative P/E Ratio A negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything. -58.08
Profitable Companies 88%
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 12.14
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 6.82
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company. 7.57
Compare to
Market
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT. 19.02
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue. 8.35
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value. 0.12
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. 0.82
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 14.97%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +10.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 19.31%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 6.20%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 13.80%

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Market Cap $270.27B
Dividends 2.3%
P/E Ratio 25.0
Revenue $15.9B +9.5%
Net Income $1.22B +15.3%
Profit Margin +7.6%
Market Cap $235.41B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 63.2
Revenue $2.71B +35.1%
Net Income $1.02B +25.7%
Profit Margin +37.8%
Employees 2.3K
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Market Cap $195.86B
Dividends 0.3%
P/E Ratio 28.9
Revenue $11B +6.2%
Net Income $1.65B +9.6%
Profit Margin +15.0%
Employees 75K
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Market Cap $106.04B
Dividends 0.2%
P/E Ratio 34.9
Revenue $978B +13.5%
Net Income $104B +55.1%
Profit Margin +10.6%
Market Cap $83.68B
Dividends 3.5%
P/E Ratio 28.7
Revenue $8.3B +1.1%
Net Income $402M -80.0%
Profit Margin +4.8%
Market Cap $44.39B
Dividends 4.5%
P/E Ratio 13.6
Revenue $5.04B +6.7%
Net Income $919M +13.2%
Profit Margin +18.2%
Market Cap $41.84B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio -102.7
Revenue $3.79B +12.1%
Net Income -$389M -1777.0%
Profit Margin -10.3%
Market Cap $38.24B
Dividends 4.1%
P/E Ratio 21.9
Revenue $1.61B +12.5%
Net Income $421M +41.5%
Profit Margin +26.2%
Employees 14.3K
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Market Cap $37.93B
Dividends 0.8%
P/E Ratio 26.9
Revenue $1.84B +10.0%
Net Income $339M +57.7%
Profit Margin +18.5%
Market Cap $36.15B
Dividends 2.8%
P/E Ratio 133.5
Revenue $1.94B +21.6%
Net Income $144M +800.6%
Profit Margin +7.4%
Market Cap $30.5B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 25.1
Revenue $1.41B +8.5%
Net Income $577M +12.0%
Profit Margin +40.9%
Market Cap $30.5B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 25.1
Revenue $1.41B +8.5%
Net Income $577M +12.0%
Profit Margin +40.9%
Market Cap $28.65B
Dividends 0.3%
P/E Ratio 27.0
Revenue $2.49B +11.6%
Net Income $261M +83.5%
Profit Margin +10.5%
Market Cap $24.82B
Dividends 3.0%
P/E Ratio 16.6
Revenue $1.71B +4.8%
Net Income $363M +2.1%
Profit Margin +21.2%
Market Cap $24.58B
Dividends 1.2%
P/E Ratio 29.8
Revenue $429M +6.6%
Net Income $215M +7.6%
Profit Margin +50.0%
Market Cap $24.28B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 34.9
Revenue $812M +11.0%
Net Income $148M +1.5%
Profit Margin +18.2%
Market Cap $23.63B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 1.5
Revenue $760M -2.1%
Net Income -$108k -100.3%
Profit Margin -0.0%
Employees 7.53K
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Market Cap $23.63B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 1.5
Revenue $760M -2.1%
Net Income -$108k -100.3%
Profit Margin -0.0%
Employees 7.53K
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Market Cap $23.35B
Dividends 3.8%
P/E Ratio 74.5
Revenue $6.24B +69.2%
Net Income $405M +40.8%
Profit Margin +6.5%
Market Cap $23.32B
Dividends 0.0%
P/E Ratio 16.0
Revenue $1.27B +20.9%
Net Income $303M +91.7%
Profit Margin +23.8%