Historical
Growth Rates by SectorData Used: S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg and the Fed
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2014
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Growth in Net Income- Last 5 years | Growth in Revenues- Last 5 years |
| Advertising | 65 | 3.76% | 6.29% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 95 | 7.58% | 2.60% |
| Air Transport | 25 | 2.29% | 7.74% |
| Apparel | 70 | 10.54% | 3.27% |
| Auto & Truck | 26 | 10.70% | 9.97% |
| Auto Parts | 75 | 35.42% | 3.06% |
| Bank | 7 | 17.08% | 6.99% |
| Banks (Regional) | 721 | 12.47% | 7.50% |
| Beverage | 47 | 14.67% | 6.92% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 19 | 9.10% | 2.69% |
| Biotechnology | 349 | 30.16% | 14.17% |
| Broadcasting | 30 | 31.83% | 3.13% |
| Brokerage & Investment | 49 | 10.82% | 7.96% |
| Building Materials | 37 | 1.35% | 1.77% |
| Business & Consumer Se | 179 | 5.75% | 3.45% |
| Cable TV | 16 | 15.90% | 6.86% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 47 | 11.38% | 1.50% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 10 | 8.57% | 4.24% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 100 | 11.41% | 8.76% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 45 | 11.38% | 4.17% |
| Computer Services | 129 | 6.47% | 3.87% |
| Computer Software | 273 | 11.39% | 8.59% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 66 | 6.74% | -1.20% |
| Construction | 18 | -15.35% | 0.49% |
| Diversified | 20 | 7.85% | 22.98% |
| Educational Services | 40 | 2.79% | 7.73% |
| Electrical Equipment | 135 | 0.64% | 4.58% |
| Electronics | 191 | 3.51% | 1.07% |
| Electronics (Consumer & | 26 | 14.56% | 16.78% |
| Engineering | 56 | 3.78% | 3.94% |
| Entertainment | 85 | -1.03% | -1.37% |
| Environmental & Waste | 108 | 1.79% | 12.46% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 29 | 10.47% | 12.62% |
| Financial Svcs. | 76 | 21.33% | 10.81% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-ban | 17 | 12.97% | 3.22% |
| Food Processing | 97 | 21.53% | 4.90% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | 1.23% | 0.63% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 36 | 6.79% | -0.39% |
| Healthcare Equipment | 193 | 6.61% | 11.30% |
| Healthcare Facilities | 47 | 18.11% | 5.16% |
| Healthcare Products | 58 | 9.27% | 22.82% |
| Healthcare Services | 126 | 8.75% | 7.41% |
| Heathcare Information a | 125 | 9.33% | 6.62% |
| Heavy Construction | 46 | 5.95% | 1.01% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 1.30% | -3.54% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 89 | 2.97% | 6.47% |
| Household Products | 139 | 18.01% | 7.01% |
| Information Services | 71 | 8.39% | 4.45% |
| Insurance (General) | 26 | 9.64% | 2.95% |
| Insurance (Life) | 27 | 20.43% | 7.09% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 15.95% | 8.42% |
| Internet software and se | 330 | 15.74% | 12.49% |
| Investment Co. | 65 | 13.55% | 8.42% |
| Machinery | 141 | -0.92% | 5.43% |
| Metals & Mining | 134 | -8.99% | 0.00% |
| Office Equipment & Serv | 30 | -0.43% | -3.24% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 8 | -3.45% | -2.82% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and | 411 | -13.14% | 9.37% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 80 | 14.60% | 10.85% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 163 | 4.84% | 9.78% |
| Packaging & Container | 24 | 3.42% | 10.38% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 21 | 20.81% | 5.47% |
| Pharma & Drugs | 138 | 7.04% | 19.49% |
| Power | 106 | 4.11% | 2.90% |
| Precious Metals | 166 | -15.80% | 60.95% |
| Publshing & Newspapers | 52 | 0.26% | 0.72% |
| R.E.I.T. | 46 | 12.50% | 23.69% |
| Railroad | 10 | 12.36% | 5.16% |
| Real Estate (Developme | 22 | 1.97% | 5.89% |
| Real Estate (General/Div | 11 | -16.35% | -10.83% |
| Real Estate (Operations | 47 | 11.54% | -2.04% |
| Recreation | 70 | 13.89% | 8.46% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 15.35% | 22.40% |
| Restaurant | 84 | 5.49% | 5.32% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 25.84% | 8.11% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 7 | 13.85% | 6.03% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 87 | 2.26% | 11.30% |
| Retail (General) | 21 | 14.61% | 3.31% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food | 21 | -0.29% | 0.97% |
| Retail (Internet) | 47 | -3.72% | 2.54% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 137 | 12.78% | 4.20% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 18.57% | 2.95% |
| Semiconductor | 104 | -0.52% | 3.85% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 51 | 1.01% | -3.01% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 14 | -8.30% | -0.82% |
| Shoe | 14 | 9.76% | 7.22% |
| Steel | 37 | -10.69% | -2.45% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 28 | -3.47% | 4.25% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 131 | 4.87% | 3.73% |
| Telecom. Services | 82 | 16.63% | 7.19% |
| Thrift | 223 | 15.01% | 8.47% |
| Tobacco | 12 | 2.78% | 3.55% |
| Transportation | 22 | 15.72% | 7.86% |
| Trucking | 28 | 15.20% | 0.08% |
| Utility (General) | 20 | -0.35% | -2.40% |
| Utility (Water) | 20 | 9.78% | 11.93% |
| Total Market | 7766 | 8.66% | 6.88% |