getHistoricalIndustryPE
Access historical price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios by industry using the Historical Industry P/E API. Track valuation trends across various industries to understand how market sentiment and valuations have evolved over time.
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What getHistoricalIndustryPE does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getHistoricalIndustryPE to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
to | string | — | End date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
from | string | — | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
exchange | string | — | Exchange (e.g., NASDAQ) |
industry | string | — | Industry (e.g., Biotechnology) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getHistoricalIndustryPE is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves financial metric data (P/E ratios) for analysis purposes. It has no side effects, does not modify or delete data, does not execute code or commands, and does not involve financial transactions. It is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent — the worst outcome would be unnecessary API calls or retrieval of public market data.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves historical P/E ratio data by industry. Description states 'Access historical price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios' and 'Track valuation trends' — purely data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
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The rule that runs getHistoricalIndustryPE safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getHistoricalIndustryPE, this is the rule to start with:
getHistoricalIndustryPE is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep, apply this rule, and every getHistoricalIndustryPE call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getHistoricalIndustryPE
Access historical price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios by industry using the Historical Industry P/E API. Track valuation trends across various industries to understand how market sentiment and valuations have evolved over time. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getHistoricalIndustryPE accepts 4 parameters: to, from, exchange, industry. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getHistoricalIndustryPE: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Financial Modeling Prep. Nothing to install.
getHistoricalIndustryPE is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getHistoricalIndustryPE rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getHistoricalIndustryPE. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getHistoricalIndustryPE is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server (cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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