American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF (VALQ) Valuation
VALQ valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 19.8 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 14.3 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 1.78
- Price / book
- 4.03
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.2
- Earnings yield
- 5.05% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 2.13% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 20.4% combined
- Net margin
- 9.0% combined
- Beta
- 0.84 weighted, vs S&P 500
VALQ valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALQ | 19.8 | 14.3 | 1.78 | 4.03 | 2.13% | 20.4% | 9.0% | 2.1% |
| 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.
VALQ valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 31.2% | 20.9 | 14.6 | 2.85 | 4.20 | 1.30% | 20.0% |
| Healthcare | 15.0% | 33.0 | 13.9 | 1.49 | 5.12 | 2.43% | 15.5% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 13.6% | 16.7 | 14.4 | 1.05 | 4.29 | 2.35% | 25.7% |
| Industrials | 12.3% | 20.5 | 15.9 | 1.85 | 4.93 | 2.27% | 24.1% |
| Consumer Defensive | 11.2% | 22.5 | 17.6 | 1.87 | 7.07 | 3.12% | 31.4% |
| Communication Services | 6.8% | 11.9 | 10.3 | 1.42 | 1.99 | 3.26% | 16.7% |
| Financial Services | 4.2% | 13.3 | 12.5 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 1.73% | 19.0% |
| Energy | 3.7% | 20.1 | 12.7 | 1.67 | 2.45 | 2.46% | 12.2% |
| Basic Materials | 1.5% | 15.6 | 12.1 | 3.01 | 3.47 | 1.14% | 22.2% |
| Real Estate | 0.2% | 17.7 | 13.3 | 0.78 | 2.92 | 1.44% | 16.5% |
VALQ 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 VALQ weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
VALQ largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 2.80% | 25.8 | 16.6 | 0.8 | 2.31% | 2.15% |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 2.71% | 24.1 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 2.73% | 2.24% |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 2.68% | 20.3 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 2.61% | 2.61% |
| HD | The Home Depot, Inc. | 2.52% | 21.5 | 19.8 | 1.8 | 3.01% | 2.32% |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | 2.51% | 115.8 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 2.33% | 0.43% |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 2.46% | 13.2 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 4.22% | 3.71% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.99% | 32.2 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 1.56% | 1.22% |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.94% | 42.1 | 27.5 | 13.0 | 2.20% | 0.91% |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 1.90% | 39.4 | 35.2 | 10.7 | 0.31% | 0.96% |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | 1.85% | 23.4 | 19.3 | 6.8 | 1.97% | 1.57% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1.61% | — | 15.6 | 6.4 | 2.10% | −0.54% |
| ACN | Accenture plc | 1.50% | 16.9 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 2.98% | 1.76% |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 1.50% | 15.4 | 13.6 | 0.5 | 4.15% | 1.93% |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 1.40% | 38.8 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 2.10% | 0.71% |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.38% | 47.0 | 23.2 | 13.8 | 1.11% | 0.58% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 1.37% | 80.6 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 2.42% | 0.34% |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 1.37% | 22.0 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 0.73% | 1.23% |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 1.36% | 23.0 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 2.30% | 1.17% |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | 1.32% | 21.2 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 3.16% | 1.24% |
| TJX | The TJX Companies, Inc. | 1.31% | 27.3 | 24.9 | 2.6 | 1.30% | 0.95% |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.27% | 26.7 | 22.1 | 7.9 | 0.30% | 0.94% |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1.21% | 41.3 | 17.8 | 4.7 | — | 0.58% |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.20% | 16.5 | 14.9 | 1.8 | 4.50% | 1.44% |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | 1.17% | 20.6 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 2.91% | 1.12% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 1.17% | 37.1 | 21.0 | 3.6 | 2.25% | 0.63% |
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 VALQ valuation
Adding up its 223 holdings with company data, VALQ trades at 19.8 times trailing earnings and 14.3 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 4.03 and a dividend yield of 2.13%. Its earnings yield of 5.05% is 0.27 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 23.4% of the fund and earn 18.1% of its combined profit. By sector, Healthcare is the most expensive at 33.0 times earnings and Communication Services the cheapest at 11.9. Companies that lost money over the past year are 2.1% 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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VALQ valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of VALQ?
Based on its holdings, VALQ has a trailing P/E of 19.8 and a forward P/E of 14.3 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of VALQ?
The trailing earnings yield is 5.05% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 7.02%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is VALQ more expensive than the S&P 500?
VALQ trades at 19.8 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 14.3 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of VALQ?
The holdings of VALQ trade at 4.03 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 20.4%.
Which sector in VALQ has the highest P/E?
Healthcare has the highest P/E at 33.0 and Communication Services the lowest at 11.9.