The median PE ratio is more reliable than the average because it's not affected by extreme outliers during market bubbles or crashes. It represents the true "middle" of historical valuations.
📈Why PB for Asset-Heavy Sectors?
Price-to-Book (PB) ratio is especially valuable for banks, infrastructure, and capital-intensive sectors where assets are the primary value driver. Unlike PE which can be distorted by earnings volatility, PB provides a stable baseline tied to tangible book value.
💡
Quick Tip: Use 7Y median for stable long-term signals, 1Y for recent trends.
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Compare indices using Price-to-Earnings ratios
Index Name
Exchange
Category
Current PE
7Y Median PE
5Y Median PE
3Y Median PE
1Y Median PE
vs 7Y Median (%)
Valuation Status
NIFTY Alpha Low-Volatility 30
NSE
Strategy
29.3
31.41
31.95
27.98
32.92
-6.62%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY Alpha Quality Low-Volatility 30
NSE
Strategy
30.4
31.43
33.14
31.93
36.08
-3.34%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY Alpha Quality Value Low-Volatility 30
NSE
Strategy
20.7
21.38
21.29
21.93
24.54
-3.16%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY LargeMidcap 250
NSE
Broad Market
23.8
27.04
26.15
26.38
26.56
-11.95%
Moderately Undervalued
NIFTY Midcap 100
NSE
Broad Market
30.3
29.86
30.37
32.89
32.96
+1.54%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY Midcap150 Quality 50
NSE
Strategy
29.4
—
32.18
35.02
36.05
—
N/A
NIFTY Quality Low-Volatility 30
NSE
Strategy
25.5
29.25
29.96
30.17
30.09
-12.68%
Moderately Undervalued
NIFTY SME EMERGE
NSE
Thematic
18.3
52.49
58.53
54.15
27.39
-65.19%
Significantly Undervalued
NIFTY Smallcap 100
NSE
Broad Market
28.0
29.94
29.11
29.47
31.37
-6.50%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY100 Alpha 30
NSE
Strategy
25.3
—
23.88
24.31
34.52
—
N/A
NIFTY100 ESG
NSE
Thematic
20.7
26.07
25.17
24.43
22.96
-20.68%
Significantly Undervalued
NIFTY100 Enhanced ESG
NSE
Thematic
20.7
26.45
25.26
24.41
23.10
-21.75%
Significantly Undervalued
NIFTY100 Quality 30
NSE
Strategy
28.0
29.41
29.92
29.78
29.60
-4.78%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY200 Quality 30
NSE
Strategy
28.6
28.74
29.47
29.43
28.93
-0.49%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY50 Equal Weight
NSE
Strategy
22.9
22.04
21.65
22.84
24.21
+3.99%
Fairly Valued
NIFTY500 Value 50
NSE
Strategy
9.4
9.86
9.27
10.23
10.31
-4.16%
Fairly Valued
Nifty 100
NSE
Broad Market
19.7
23.27
22.55
22.45
22.00
-15.38%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty 200
NSE
Broad Market
21.1
23.97
23.44
23.48
23.40
-12.18%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty 50
NSE
Broad Market
20.1
22.73
22.31
22.31
22.28
-11.44%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty 500
NSE
Broad Market
21.5
24.78
24.17
24.24
24.19
-13.12%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Alpha 50
NSE
Strategy
29.0
32.67
31.53
31.16
42.28
-11.29%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Auto
NSE
Sectoral
29.0
28.05
29.84
25.42
27.45
+3.28%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Bank
NSE
Sectoral
14.3
17.80
16.34
15.27
15.16
-19.53%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty CPSE
NSE
Thematic
14.3
8.96
10.04
13.09
13.60
+60.04%
Significantly Overvalued
Nifty Capital Markets
NSE
Thematic
41.9
—
—
—
44.64
—
N/A
Nifty Cement
NSE
Other
26.9
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty Chemicals
NSE
Sectoral
36.6
—
—
—
41.76
—
N/A
Nifty Commodities
NSE
Thematic
15.6
15.02
15.34
16.87
17.27
+3.69%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Conglomerate 50
NSE
Thematic
25.9
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty Consumer Durables
NSE
Sectoral
54.9
—
68.61
69.34
67.94
—
N/A
Nifty Core Housing
NSE
Thematic
29.9
—
—
36.61
37.37
—
N/A
Nifty Dividend Opportunities 50
NSE
Strategy
13.3
15.46
15.49
15.90
14.72
-14.20%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty EV & New Age Automotive
NSE
Thematic
34.0
—
—
—
32.39
—
N/A
Nifty Energy
NSE
Thematic
15.0
13.43
13.49
14.62
15.46
+11.35%
Slightly Overvalued
Nifty FMCG
NSE
Sectoral
33.8
42.02
42.28
43.25
41.32
-19.56%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Financial Services
NSE
Sectoral
15.9
18.97
18.02
17.42
17.60
-15.97%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Financial Services 25/50
NSE
Sectoral
15.9
—
17.20
17.07
17.52
—
N/A
Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank
NSE
Sectoral
21.6
—
—
22.30
23.91
—
N/A
Nifty Growth Sectors 15
NSE
Strategy
26.9
32.71
33.04
32.43
32.63
-17.67%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Healthcare Index
NSE
Sectoral
35.9
—
37.17
37.77
37.45
—
N/A
Nifty High Beta 50
NSE
Strategy
21.2
20.91
18.92
18.43
16.99
+1.20%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Housing
NSE
Thematic
22.7
—
—
25.51
25.49
—
N/A
Nifty IPO
NSE
Thematic
53.5
—
—
—
64.56
—
N/A
Nifty IT
NSE
Sectoral
20.3
27.12
27.93
27.69
26.41
-25.11%
Significantly Undervalued
Nifty India Consumption
NSE
Thematic
35.4
43.48
41.59
42.04
41.03
-18.57%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group
NSE
Thematic
78.0
—
—
—
108.38
—
N/A
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group
NSE
Thematic
23.6
—
—
—
28.85
—
N/A
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group
NSE
Thematic
28.6
—
—
—
29.50
—
N/A
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap
NSE
Thematic
33.3
—
—
—
31.19
—
N/A
Nifty India Defence
NSE
Thematic
50.1
—
—
50.73
53.64
—
N/A
Nifty India Digital
NSE
Thematic
54.5
—
—
123.83
77.19
—
N/A
Nifty India FPI 150
NSE
Broad Market
22.1
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics
NSE
Thematic
29.6
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty India Internet
NSE
Thematic
191.7
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty India Manufacturing
NSE
Thematic
26.2
—
—
27.96
28.20
—
N/A
Nifty India New Age Consumption
NSE
Thematic
51.4
—
—
—
51.59
—
N/A
Nifty India Railways PSU
NSE
Thematic
21.3
—
—
—
26.94
—
N/A
Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR)
NSE
Thematic
26.6
—
—
—
29.44
—
N/A
Nifty India Tourism
NSE
Thematic
52.1
—
—
—
66.72
—
N/A
Nifty Infrastructure
NSE
Thematic
19.7
22.02
21.31
21.92
22.03
-10.54%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Low Volatility 50
NSE
Strategy
27.9
28.05
29.01
31.90
33.24
-0.57%
Fairly Valued
Nifty MNC
NSE
Thematic
35.5
41.39
44.31
37.53
35.57
-14.30%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Media
NSE
Sectoral
27.5
94.39
212.57
59.89
59.89
-70.83%
Significantly Undervalued
Nifty Metal
NSE
Sectoral
19.1
14.27
18.84
20.87
19.38
+33.75%
Significantly Overvalued
Nifty Microcap 250
NSE
Broad Market
23.2
—
—
28.31
24.85
—
N/A
Nifty MidSmall Financial Services
NSE
Sectoral
26.7
—
—
21.82
25.00
—
N/A
Nifty MidSmall Healthcare
NSE
Sectoral
38.8
—
—
45.13
44.21
—
N/A
Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom
NSE
Sectoral
55.8
—
—
127.44
66.04
—
N/A
Nifty MidSmall India Consumption
NSE
Thematic
77.4
—
—
66.27
106.61
—
N/A
Nifty MidSmallcap 400
NSE
Broad Market
27.8
31.68
30.26
31.88
32.41
-12.34%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty MidSmallcap400 50:50
NSE
Other
26.9
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty MidSmallcap400 Momentum Quality 100
NSE
Strategy
26.3
—
—
—
33.22
—
N/A
Nifty Midcap 150
NSE
Broad Market
30.0
31.40
31.21
33.45
33.50
-4.59%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Midcap 50
NSE
Broad Market
29.8
29.63
29.95
34.21
35.99
+0.57%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Midcap Liquid 15
NSE
Thematic
33.8
22.41
24.41
35.08
37.19
+50.70%
Significantly Overvalued
Nifty Midcap Select
NSE
Broad Market
26.3
—
—
35.27
45.52
—
N/A
Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50
NSE
Strategy
29.5
—
—
33.77
38.83
—
N/A
Nifty Mobility
NSE
Thematic
29.0
—
—
27.32
28.24
—
N/A
Nifty Next 50
NSE
Broad Market
17.8
25.70
23.63
23.37
20.91
-30.87%
Significantly Undervalued
Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer
NSE
Thematic
49.0
—
—
61.08
61.48
—
N/A
Nifty Oil & Gas
NSE
Sectoral
9.3
—
11.25
11.87
11.96
—
N/A
Nifty PSE
NSE
Thematic
10.7
9.62
9.39
11.29
11.90
+10.71%
Slightly Overvalued
Nifty PSU Bank
NSE
Sectoral
8.3
—
8.52
8.04
7.54
—
N/A
Nifty Pharma
NSE
Sectoral
33.1
33.16
33.30
33.41
32.60
-0.27%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Private Bank
NSE
Sectoral
17.8
19.58
18.06
16.80
18.08
-9.14%
Fairly Valued
Nifty REITs & InvITs
NSE
Thematic
44.5
—
—
30.65
25.82
—
N/A
Nifty REITs & Realty
NSE
Sectoral
53.5
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty Realty
NSE
Sectoral
31.7
47.70
50.37
48.41
42.52
-33.63%
Significantly Undervalued
Nifty Rural
NSE
Thematic
24.2
—
—
—
25.36
—
N/A
Nifty Services Sector
NSE
Thematic
19.1
22.38
21.72
21.45
21.14
-14.81%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Shariah 25
NSE
Thematic
25.9
26.37
26.45
26.67
26.96
-1.73%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Smallcap 250
NSE
Broad Market
24.3
30.13
28.39
28.70
30.26
-19.38%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty Smallcap 50
NSE
Broad Market
27.7
26.58
28.80
28.23
31.80
+4.29%
Fairly Valued
Nifty Smallcap 500
NSE
Other
24.0
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100
NSE
Strategy
25.3
—
—
—
28.15
—
N/A
Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50
NSE
Strategy
21.6
—
—
24.37
26.92
—
N/A
Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight
NSE
Strategy
18.3
—
—
—
21.14
—
N/A
Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight
NSE
Strategy
19.1
—
—
—
21.61
—
N/A
Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight
NSE
Strategy
22.6
—
—
—
23.05
—
N/A
Nifty Total Market
NSE
Broad Market
21.6
—
—
24.34
24.27
—
N/A
Nifty Total Market Momentum Quality 50
NSE
Strategy
29.2
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty Transportation & Logistics
NSE
Thematic
36.2
—
—
30.30
34.09
—
N/A
Nifty100 ESG Sector Leaders
NSE
Thematic
20.4
—
25.59
25.77
25.15
—
N/A
Nifty100 Equal Weight
NSE
Strategy
20.7
23.90
23.02
23.35
22.84
-13.51%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty100 Liquid 15
NSE
Thematic
22.0
22.39
20.84
22.19
20.73
-1.94%
Fairly Valued
Nifty100 Low Volatility 30
NSE
Strategy
25.9
25.48
26.27
29.32
30.08
+1.59%
Fairly Valued
Nifty200 Alpha 30
NSE
Strategy
26.1
—
—
26.32
41.83
—
N/A
Nifty200 Momentum 30
NSE
Strategy
24.2
—
22.19
23.16
39.11
—
N/A
Nifty200 Value 30
NSE
Strategy
9.4
—
—
—
9.68
—
N/A
Nifty50 Shariah
NSE
Thematic
22.8
25.26
25.50
25.66
25.05
-9.62%
Fairly Valued
Nifty50 Value 20
NSE
Strategy
15.7
17.79
18.45
18.68
16.95
-11.67%
Moderately Undervalued
Nifty500 Equal Weight
NSE
Strategy
23.5
—
—
—
28.99
—
N/A
Nifty500 Flexicap Quality 30
NSE
Strategy
28.1
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty500 Healthcare
NSE
Sectoral
36.8
—
—
—
—
—
N/A
Nifty500 LargeMidSmall Equal-Cap Weighted
NSE
Broad Market
24.0
—
—
—
27.68
—
N/A
Nifty500 Low Volatility 50
NSE
Strategy
22.4
—
—
—
28.67
—
N/A
Nifty500 Momentum 50
NSE
Strategy
26.9
—
—
—
42.17
—
N/A
Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25
NSE
Broad Market
22.7
—
25.63
25.74
25.97
—
N/A
Nifty500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20
NSE
Thematic
27.4
—
—
—
29.10
—
N/A
Nifty500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20
NSE
Thematic
24.1
—
—
—
26.65
—
N/A
Nifty500 Multicap Momentum Quality 50
NSE
Strategy
30.4
—
—
—
38.98
—
N/A
Nifty500 Multifactor MQVLv 50
NSE
Strategy
13.7
—
—
—
17.89
—
N/A
Nifty500 Quality 50
NSE
Strategy
27.8
—
—
—
28.91
—
N/A
Nifty500 Shariah
NSE
Thematic
25.3
28.57
29.08
30.28
28.70
-11.59%
Moderately Undervalued
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📊 About Median PE
Why Median is Better Than Average
The median PE is a more reliable valuation metric than the average because it's not affected by extreme outliers. During market bubbles or crashes, average PE can be distorted by extreme values, while the median represents the true "middle" of the historical PE distribution.
📈 About Median PB
When PB Works Better Than PE
The median PB ratio is particularly useful for evaluating asset-heavy sectors like banking, real estate, utilities, and infrastructure. These sectors derive value from tangible assets (buildings, equipment, loan books) rather than future earnings potential.
Why PB matters for these sectors: When a company's assets are its primary value driver, book value provides a more stable and reliable baseline than earnings, which can fluctuate dramatically due to economic cycles, interest rates, or one-time events. A PB ratio below 1.0 suggests the market values the company below its net asset value, potentially signaling undervaluation.
Median advantage: Like median PE, median PB filters out extreme outliers from market bubbles or crisis periods, giving you the true "middle" of historical valuations for a more reliable comparison.
🎯 How to Use
Choosing the Right Comparison Period
Select the appropriate median period based on your investment horizon and market conditions:
1-Year Median
When to use: For short-term traders and in volatile market conditions. Captures recent market sentiment and near-term trends. Useful when markets have undergone significant regime changes or structural shifts in the last year.
3-Year Median
When to use: For medium-term investors with a 1-3 year horizon. Balances recent trends with some historical context. Ideal for tactical asset allocation and swing traders. Smooths out short-term noise while remaining responsive to market changes.
5-Year Median
When to use: For long-term investors seeking stable valuation benchmarks. Captures a full business cycle and filters out most market noise. Recommended for core portfolio positions and retirement accounts. Provides reliable signals while adapting to secular trends.
7-Year Median (Default)
When to use: For conservative long-term investors and value-focused strategies. Provides the most stable historical context by including multiple market cycles. Best for identifying extreme valuations and mean reversion opportunities. Minimizes false signals from temporary market dislocations.
💡 Pro Tip: Compare valuations across multiple periods to get a comprehensive view. If an index appears overvalued across all periods, it suggests stronger conviction in the signal. Divergences between short and long-term medians can indicate changing market regimes.
Choosing Between PE and PB
Different metrics work better for different sectors. Select the right metric based on how the index generates value:
Use PB for:
Banks (Nifty Bank), PSU Banks, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Capital Goods — sectors where assets drive value.
Use PE for:
IT, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Services — sectors where earnings and growth drive value.
Cross-reference both:
For Broad Market indices like Nifty 50, comparing both metrics provides a comprehensive valuation picture.