---
name: peer-bench
description: Peer benchmarking, multi-ticker financial comparison, growth value matrix, composite z-score ranking, industry peer comparison, competitive benchmarking, sector relative performance, peer group analysis, industry leader comparison, financial ratio benchmarking
temporal_scope:
 default_quarters: 4
 max_quarters: 12
 description: "Typical lookback: 4 quarters, max: 12"
allowed_tools:
 - search_companies
 - search_xbrl_facts
 - search_documents
 - search_sec_filings
 - get_company_financials
 - batch_search
 - list_coverage
 - read_source_outline
 - list_xbrl_concepts
 - read_source_pages
 - search_keyword_in_source
retrieval_scope: unstructured_document_search
  - read_source_deep_outline
min_tool_diversity: 7
---

# peer-bench


**Agent Call Tracing**: The first tool you call will return a `_run_id` in its result. On every subsequent tool call, include HTTP header `X-Agentii-Trace: agent={skill_name}; parent={caller_name}; instance={instance_label}`. The MCP server will inject run_id, depth, and user_id automatically. When spawning parallel sub-agents of the same type, assign each a unique instance label (e.g., equity-research-1, equity-research-2). See `contracts/x-agentii-trace-header.md` for the full contract.
## Triggers

- Peer benchmarking
- multi-ticker financial comparison
- growth value matrix
- composite z-score ranking
- industry peer comparison
- competitive benchmarking
- sector relative performance
- peer group analysis
- industry leader comparison
- financial ratio benchmarking

## Defaults

| Parameter | Default Value | Rationale |
|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| ticker | (required) | Stock symbol to analyze |
| lookback_quarters | 4 | Standard lookback for this skill type |

## Methodology

This skill follows the agentii retrieval protocol. Retrieval scope: **unstructured_document_search**. Minimum tool diversity: 6 distinct tools.

## Output File

Write the final deliverable to `_cross/{descriptive-slug}_{{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}}_peer-bench_{{affix}}.md` or `_sector/{sector_name}/{{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}}_peer-bench_{{affix}}.md` .

## Output Structure

1. Executive Summary
2. Data Sources (with agentii://source/ citation watermarks)
3. Analysis Results
4. Coverage Gaps (if any)

## Error Handling

| Error | Action |
|-------|--------|
| Ticker not found | Suggest checking spelling or trying list_coverage |
| No data available | Flag in Coverage Gaps, proceed with available data |
| API key invalid | Direct user to agentii.ai/api-keys |
| MCP server unreachable | Retry once; if persistent, halt with AGENTII_MCP_UNREACHABLE |