First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) Valuation
FTGS valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 24.0 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 18.7 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 3.83
- Price / book
- 6.10
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.0
- Earnings yield
- 4.17% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 0.73% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 25.5% combined
- Net margin
- 16.0% combined
- Beta
- 1.22 weighted, vs S&P 500
FTGS valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTGS | 24.0 | 18.7 | 3.83 | 6.10 | 0.73% | 25.5% | 16.0% | 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.
FTGS valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 31.8% | 36.9 | 24.6 | 7.88 | 10.22 | 0.50% | 27.7% |
| Financial Services | 18.3% | 15.1 | 15.0 | 3.35 | 3.62 | 1.39% | 24.1% |
| Healthcare | 14.4% | 25.6 | 19.8 | 6.46 | 5.66 | 0.41% | 22.1% |
| Industrials | 11.7% | 25.8 | 17.3 | 1.88 | 5.42 | 1.01% | 21.0% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 7.9% | 19.3 | 15.4 | 2.52 | 10.07 | 0.81% | 52.1% |
| Communication Services | 5.6% | 22.8 | 18.3 | 8.19 | 11.29 | 0.10% | 49.6% |
| Basic Materials | 3.8% | 20.7 | 14.1 | 4.31 | 4.38 | 0.87% | 21.2% |
| Consumer Defensive | 2.2% | 42.3 | 33.7 | 9.72 | 9.19 | 0.00% | 21.7% |
| Energy | 2.0% | 17.9 | 18.0 | 1.99 | 2.89 | 1.65% | 16.2% |
| Real Estate | 1.9% | 30.5 | 14.9 | 0.88 | 4.80 | 0.00% | 15.8% |
FTGS 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 FTGS weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
FTGS largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | 2.22% | 23.9 | 15.9 | 8.2 | 4.91% | 2.24% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | 2.21% | 19.8 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 1.70% | 2.70% |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | 2.20% | 38.9 | 17.7 | 4.5 | — | 1.36% |
| UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | 2.18% | 19.1 | 16.4 | 7.2 | — | 2.75% |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 2.17% | 22.0 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 0.73% | 2.37% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 2.17% | 42.2 | 24.4 | 14.1 | 0.55% | 1.24% |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | 2.15% | 42.3 | 33.7 | 9.7 | — | 1.22% |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | 2.15% | 14.4 | 14.7 | 3.9 | — | 3.60% |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 2.11% | 48.9 | 33.3 | 13.7 | — | 1.04% |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | 2.09% | 30.5 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 1.19% | 1.65% |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 2.08% | 10.7 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.99% | 4.67% |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | 2.08% | 18.0 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 0.66% | 2.77% |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. | 2.06% | 160.4 | 85.5 | 72.6 | — | 0.31% |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 2.05% | 15.0 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 1.14% | 3.29% |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 2.04% | 34.0 | 24.2 | 15.4 | 0.56% | 1.45% |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | 2.04% | 29.4 | 24.8 | 7.2 | 1.47% | 1.67% |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 2.03% | 63.5 | 31.5 | 15.1 | — | 0.77% |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | 2.01% | 22.9 | 18.5 | 5.9 | 1.10% | 2.11% |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 2.01% | 7.9 | 9.6 | 1.8 | — | 6.09% |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 2.01% | 8.1 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 2.20% | 5.97% |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | 2.00% | 26.1 | 19.9 | 7.9 | 0.90% | 1.84% |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | 2.00% | 21.0 | 18.5 | 1.7 | 1.85% | 2.29% |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | 1.99% | 27.2 | 15.4 | 2.1 | 1.66% | 1.77% |
| RL | Ralph Lauren Corporation | 1.99% | 24.3 | 18.4 | 2.7 | 1.04% | 1.97% |
| MCO | Moody's Corporation | 1.99% | 30.8 | 24.3 | 10.3 | 0.85% | 1.55% |
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 FTGS valuation
Adding up its 50 holdings with company data, FTGS trades at 24.0 times trailing earnings and 18.7 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 6.10 and a dividend yield of 0.73%. Its earnings yield of 4.17% is 1.15 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 21.7% of the fund and earn 20.2% of its combined profit. By sector, Consumer Defensive is the most expensive at 42.3 times earnings and Financial Services the cheapest at 15.1. 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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FTGS valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of FTGS?
Based on its holdings, FTGS has a trailing P/E of 24.0 and a forward P/E of 18.7 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of FTGS?
The trailing earnings yield is 4.17% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 5.34%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is FTGS more expensive than the S&P 500?
FTGS trades at 24.0 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 18.7 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of FTGS?
The holdings of FTGS trade at 6.10 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 25.5%.
Which sector in FTGS has the highest P/E?
Consumer Defensive has the highest P/E at 42.3 and Financial Services the lowest at 15.1.