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S&P 500 market breadth

Trading session ·

On 2026-02-27, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 697.77 out of 1100 (Strong), equivalent to 63.43% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

697.77/ 1100

Equivalent to 63.43% Sector Balanced Breadth.

Strong

Broad participation is strong across the S&P 500.

Market-state scale

Sector Balanced Breadth on a 0–1100 scale: 60% becomes 660 points. The same measure, expressed as a score.

How is the score calculated?

Find the share of eligible stocks above their 20-session moving average in each sector, then add the 11 sector percentages to get the Breadth Score. Every sector has equal weight. Divide the score by 11 to get Breadth Percent, also called Sector Balanced Breadth.

Across the index

Sector participation

Communication Services

56.52%

Neutral

13 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

43.75%

Neutral

21 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

77.78%

Strong

28 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

90.91%

Extreme Strength

20 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

43.42%

Neutral

33 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

66.67%

Strong

40 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

64.56%

Strong

51 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

53.85%

Neutral

14 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

61.29%

Strong

19 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

42.25%

Neutral

30 of 71 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

96.77%

Extreme Strength

30 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

This page shows the published result for this trading session. Read the calculation methodology for the formula, historical membership sources and eligibility rules.