Sector analysis hub

Compare sector context before opening a company report.

Review macro environment, business activity, and price/labor/capacity scores across US sectors, then move into related stocks, source context, and methodology notes for deeper research.

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Best score
7.3
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How to use sector context

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Sector macro scores combine environment, activity, and price/labor/capacity indicators.

All sectors

Ranked by current macro score.

Monthly macro scores
1

Consumer Discretionary

108 stocks

Overall Macro Score
7.3
Good
12M
0.5
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.5
0.0
Business Activity
7.5
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
7.4
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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2

Communication Services

23 stocks

Overall Macro Score
7.2
Good
12M
0.5
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.4
0.0
Business Activity
7.5
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
7.5
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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3

Financials

178 stocks

Overall Macro Score
7.0
Good
12M
0.3
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.7
0.0
Business Activity
7.4
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
6.7
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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4

Real Estate

77 stocks

Overall Macro Score
6.7
Good
12M
0.3
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.3
0.0
Business Activity
7.0
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
6.5
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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5

Information Technology

143 stocks

Overall Macro Score
6.4
Acceptable
12M
0.0
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.3
0.0
Business Activity
6.5
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
6.3
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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6

Energy

25 stocks

Overall Macro Score
6.3
Acceptable
12M
0.1
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.1
0.0
Business Activity
6.5
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
5.7
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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7

Industrials

177 stocks

Overall Macro Score
6.1
Acceptable
12M
0.6
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.4
0.0
Business Activity
6.1
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
5.7
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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8

Materials

82 stocks

Overall Macro Score
5.9
Acceptable
12M
0.0
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.1
0.0
Business Activity
6.6
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
4.8
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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9

Health Care

122 stocks

Overall Macro Score
5.3
Mixed
12M
0.8
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
5.5
0.0
Business Activity
4.2
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
6.7
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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10

Consumer Staples

31 stocks

Overall Macro Score
5.2
Mixed
12M
0.4
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.2
0.0
Business Activity
4.3
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
6.3
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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11

Utilities

34 stocks

Overall Macro Score
5.1
Mixed
12M
0.3
Category Breakdown
Macro Environment
6.2
0.0
Business Activity
4.0
0.0
Price, Labor & Capacity
6.5
0.0

Sector scores describe macro backdrop, not individual company quality. Open the sector to view related stocks.

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Understanding sector scores

Macro Environment

Measures overall economic conditions including interest rates, money supply, and fiscal policy.

Business Activity

Tracks business sentiment, industrial confidence, and durable goods orders.

Price, Labor & Capacity

Analyzes inflation, employment, and industrial production metrics.

Balanced weighting: historical relationships + economic theory

Our weighting system combines historical relationship analysis with economic theory so the score remains explainable and source-aware.

Relationship analysis: Weights are reviewed against historical sector-relative outcomes over multiple horizons. The goal is to organize context, not to turn any score into an instruction.

Economic validation: Weights are checked against academic literature and economic reasoning so users can inspect the model and apply independent judgment.

Fintrics Overall Macro Score Scale & Economic Significance

Understand what each overall macro score band represents in terms of economic conditions and research context. This scale applies only to overall macro scores (1-10), not individual metric scores, which use different significance ranges.

10

Perfect Economic Alignment

Extremely Rare - All economic indicators simultaneously at optimal levels. Requires every category to score 10, which occurs <1% of the time historically.

9

Near-Perfect Economic Conditions

Very Rare - Exceptional economic alignment with only minor imbalances. Occurs ~2-3% of time, typically during expansion peaks.

8

Excellent Economic Conditions

Rare - Solid economic momentum with manageable constraints. Occurs ~5-7% of time during healthy expansion periods.

7

Very Good Economic Conditions

Sustainable growth without major imbalances. Occurs ~10-15% of time during normal expansion cycles.

6

Good Economic Conditions

Moderately Common - Neither accelerating nor decelerating significantly. Occurs ~15-20% of time, represents economic maintenance phase.

5

Mixed Economic Conditions

Common - Early warning indicators emerging, some deterioration. Occurs ~20-25% of time, typically late expansion or early slowdown.

4

Weakening Economic Conditions

Common - Active economic softening, clear deterioration. Occurs ~15-20% of time during recession transitions.

3

Poor Economic Conditions

Uncommon - Active economic contraction or severe stress. Occurs ~8-12% of time during full recession periods.

2

Very Poor Economic Conditions

Rare - Systemic economic crisis with severe damage. Occurs ~3-5% of time during major recessions or depressions.

1

Catastrophic Economic Conditions

Extremely Rare - Complete economic collapse threatening system stability. Occurs <1% of time during true catastrophes (1930s Depression, 2008 crisis peak).

Statistical Distribution & Rarity Analysis

60-70%
Scores 4-6
Normal economic variation
15-20%
Scores 7-8
Strong expansion periods
10-15%
Scores 1-3 & 9-10
Extreme economic conditions

Key Insight: The scoring system creates a natural distribution where extreme scores (1-3 and 9-10) are mathematically difficult to achieve, ensuring they only occur during truly exceptional economic conditions. This provides a context layer for research planning and source verification.

Important Lead Time Warning*

Macro scores and metrics may appear 3-12 months before related changes show up clearly in company and market data. This is crucial to understand — today's scores are context prompts for future research, not instructions. Use them to decide what to verify next in filings, company metrics, and sector updates.