# S5INFT · Consensus Forward PE — Information Technology Forward P/E Multiple Since 1998

Source: https://historyofmarket.com/xlk/xlk-fwdpe/
Language: en
Data through 2026-11-12
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Section: History of Market › Information Technology › Information Technology Forward P/E Multiple Since 1998

XLK forward P/E (daily): 17.6× as of 2026-11-12.

**Tech Sector Forward P/E** — Thirty-year forward P/E multiple trajectory for S&P Information Technology against its March 2000 peak of 58.7x.

Figure: Plate IV.7 · Tracking weekly consensus forward P/E for the S&P 500 Information Technology Index (S5INFT). The drop from the March 2000 peak of 58.7× to under 10× in November 2008 remains the defining secular de-rating in modern tech history. · Data through 2026-11-12

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This static page is built to answer searches for S5INFT · Consensus Forward PE. It summarizes the live dataset behind the Information Technology Forward P/E Multiple Since 1998 panel and links to the full interactive chart.

The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.

## Data & Source

[GET /api/sectors/forward-pe.json](https://historyofmarket.com/api/sectors/forward-pe.json) — Canonical dataset endpoint.

Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.

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Data: https://historyofmarket.com/api/sectors/forward-pe.json
Machine index: https://historyofmarket.com/llms.txt