First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) Valuation
FTDS valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 14.6 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 12.8 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 1.74
- Price / book
- 2.43
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.6
- Earnings yield
- 6.83% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 2.22% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 16.6% combined
- Net margin
- 11.9% combined
- Beta
- 0.74 weighted, vs S&P 500
FTDS valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTDS | 14.6 | 12.8 | 1.74 | 2.43 | 2.22% | 16.6% | 11.9% | 0.0% |
| SPY | 25.9 | 19.9 | 3.67 | 5.47 | 1.08% | 21.1% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| QQQ | 34.2 | 23.4 | 5.93 | 9.27 | 0.58% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 6.9% |
| DIA | 20.9 | 18.4 | 3.16 | 5.52 | 1.55% | 26.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| VTI | 28.2 | 19.4 | 3.31 | 5.00 | 1.07% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| IWM | n/m | 13.9 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 1.38% | −1.7% | −1.0% | 28.1% |
Same method for every fund. n/m = not meaningful (combined trailing earnings below zero or close to it). Loss-makers = weight of holdings with negative trailing earnings.
FTDS valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 27.7% | 12.2 | 11.3 | 2.31 | 1.76 | 2.32% | 14.4% |
| Energy | 21.6% | 13.7 | 11.7 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 2.20% | 13.7% |
| Industrials | 15.9% | 21.0 | 15.6 | 1.89 | 3.87 | 1.83% | 18.4% |
| Technology | 14.4% | 18.4 | 14.0 | 2.11 | 4.30 | 1.91% | 23.4% |
| Consumer Defensive | 6.0% | 10.8 | 11.9 | 0.91 | 1.99 | 3.52% | 18.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 6.0% | 20.4 | 16.4 | 1.38 | 6.27 | 2.32% | 30.8% |
| Healthcare | 4.1% | 15.5 | 12.8 | 0.81 | 3.18 | 2.14% | 20.6% |
| Basic Materials | 3.9% | 12.3 | 14.2 | 1.89 | 3.69 | 2.15% | 30.1% |
FTDS earnings yield vs bond yields
Earnings yield = earnings ÷ price (1 ÷ P/E). The gap to bond yields is a rough gauge of the extra return stocks are priced to deliver.
How FTDS weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
FTDS largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | 2.28% | 28.4 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 1.39% | 1.18% |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 2.21% | 14.2 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 2.00% | 2.28% |
| MRSH | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 2.14% | 22.5 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 2.10% | 1.39% |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 2.13% | 18.2 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 2.49% | 1.71% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | 2.13% | 19.8 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 1.70% | 1.58% |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 2.10% | 8.4 | 14.3 | 1.6 | 4.14% | 3.68% |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | 2.08% | 11.2 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 4.39% | 2.72% |
| ELV | Elevance Health Inc. | 2.07% | 19.0 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 1.61% | 1.61% |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | 2.06% | 12.3 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 2.58% | 2.46% |
| EG | Everest Group, Ltd. | 2.06% | 8.2 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.06% | 3.67% |
| CDW | CDW Corporation | 2.06% | 18.1 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 1.67% | 1.67% |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | 2.05% | 13.1 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 2.67% | 2.30% |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | 2.05% | 19.4 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 2.29% | 1.55% |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 2.05% | 21.7 | 15.0 | 3.6 | 2.16% | 1.38% |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | 2.04% | 18.4 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 2.29% | 1.62% |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | 2.03% | 17.3 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 2.90% | 1.73% |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2.03% | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 1.90% | 1.80% |
| CBSH | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 2.03% | 13.6 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 1.98% | 2.18% |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 2.03% | 17.7 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 1.80% | 1.68% |
| APA | APA Corporation | 2.02% | 10.4 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 2.03% | 2.85% |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | 2.02% | 23.4 | 19.3 | 6.8 | 1.97% | 1.26% |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | 2.01% | 19.2 | 15.3 | 1.4 | 2.28% | 1.54% |
| TGT | Target Corporation | 2.01% | 16.0 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 3.01% | 1.84% |
| TRGP | Targa Resources Corp. | 2.00% | 28.2 | 23.2 | 3.8 | 1.70% | 1.04% |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 1.99% | 26.9 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 1.78% | 1.08% |
Share of earnings = the holding's part of the fund's combined trailing profit. Green: earns more than its weight; orange: less. Symbol links go to each company's key metrics.
About FTDS valuation
Adding up its 50 holdings with company data, FTDS trades at 14.6 times trailing earnings and 12.8 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 2.43 and a dividend yield of 2.22%. Its earnings yield of 6.83% is 1.50 points above the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 21.3% of the fund and earn 22.3% of its combined profit. By sector, Industrials is the most expensive at 21.0 times earnings and Consumer Defensive the cheapest at 10.8. Companies that lost money over the past year are 0.0% of the covered weight.
How these figures are calculated. Each ratio treats the fund as one company: the earnings, sales and book value of every holding are added up in proportion to its weight and divided into the fund's price. In practice that is a weighted harmonic mean, so a single stock with a very high P/E cannot distort the result, and loss-making companies reduce the fund's earnings instead of being dropped. Covers 100.0% of the fund's weight (U.S.-listed stocks with company data); company figures as of October 26, 2026.
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FTDS valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of FTDS?
Based on its holdings, FTDS has a trailing P/E of 14.6 and a forward P/E of 12.8 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of FTDS?
The trailing earnings yield is 6.83% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 7.81%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is FTDS more expensive than the S&P 500?
FTDS trades at 14.6 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 12.8 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of FTDS?
The holdings of FTDS trade at 2.43 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 16.6%.
Which sector in FTDS has the highest P/E?
Industrials has the highest P/E at 21.0 and Consumer Defensive the lowest at 10.8.