S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-05-19, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 466.12 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 42.37% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
466.12/ 1100
Equivalent to 42.37% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Neutral
Broad participation is mixed 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
52.17%
Neutral
12 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
16.67%
Extreme Weakness
8 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
55.56%
Neutral
20 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
90.48%
Extreme Strength
19 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
39.47%
Weak
30 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
44.07%
Neutral
26 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
17.72%
Extreme Weakness
14 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
7.69%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
51.61%
Neutral
16 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
61.64%
Strong
45 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
29.03%
Weak
9 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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