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Industrials Sector Performance Today
Industrials sector price performance from XLI, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how broadly covered industrials stocks are participating in the move.
AIQ participation
Confirmed weaknessIndustrials is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -0.00 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 39% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.
Industrials stocks by AIQ signal
Highest AIQ Edge Scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Edge (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| NSSC | Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | 10 |
| POOL | Pool Corporation | 10 |
| AYI | Acuity Brands, Inc. | 10 |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | 10 |
| ALLE | Allegion plc | 10 |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | 10 |
| VLTO | Veralto Corporation | 10 |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 10 |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 10 |
| HAYW | Hayward Holdings, Inc. | 9 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | +9 |
| HAYW | Hayward Holdings, Inc. | +8 |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | +8 |
| VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co | +7 |
| HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | +7 |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | +6 |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | +6 |
| RTX | RTX Corporation | +6 |
| PNR | Pentair plc | +6 |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | +5 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| PAGS | PagSeguro Digital Ltd. | -15 |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | -13 |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | -12 |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | -11 |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | -11 |
| HXL | Hexcel Corporation | -9 |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | -9 |
| XPO | XPO Logistics, Inc. | -8 |
| LII | Lennox International Inc. | -8 |
| BA | The Boeing Company | -7 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: NSSC vs POOL, or open any symbol above for its full technicals and fundamentals.
Themes concentrated in industrials
Themes are selective baskets built around a single driver, and can draw members from several sectors at once. These draw at least a third of their constituents from industrials:
- Defense, Aerospace & Space9 of 12 constituents
- AI Infrastructure — Power & Data Centers5 of 12 constituents
- Industrials — Diversified & Equipment4 of 12 constituents
Methodology
Industrials sector performance is represented by XLI, the Select Sector SPDR fund, and reflects price return, not total return — dividends are excluded. The fund holds S&P 500 constituents, so it describes large-cap industrials exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
AIQ breadth is the share of covered industrials stocks with an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ Score rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The AIQ Score runs 0–100 with 50 neutral, so the two figures are related but sit on different scales and should not be read as one number. Funds are excluded from both, so an ETF's holdings are never counted twice. The state label is derived from the benchmark-relative return and the improving share alone, using the same rule as the sector hub.
Data as of 2026-10-28, market close.
Industrials sector — frequently asked questions
How is the industrials sector performing today?
Industrials is +0.34% over the past day, measured by XLI, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is +0.34% over one day, +0.11% over one week, +0.90% over one month, -5.55% over three months and +8.62% year to date. These are price returns and exclude dividends.
Which ETF tracks the industrials sector?
XLI, the Select Sector SPDR fund, is used on this page as the industrials sector benchmark. It holds the S&P 500 constituents assigned to the sector, weighted by market capitalisation, so it represents large-cap sector exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
How many industrials stocks are participating?
41% of covered industrials stocks currently carry an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 39% saw their underlying 0 to 100 AIQ Score rise over the past seven days. The first is a level reading of how much of the sector is in constructive shape; the second is a change reading, so the two sit on different scales. Funds are excluded from both so their holdings are not counted twice.
What does "Confirmed weakness" mean?
Industrials is lagging the S&P 500 with fewer than half of its stocks improving — price and participation agree. It sits at -0.00 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 39% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.