Historical
(Compounded Annual) Growth Rates by SectorData Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2017
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | CAGR in Net Income- Last 5 years | CAGR in Revenues- Last 5 years |
| Advertising | 41 | -18.93% | 11.92% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 96 | 6.56% | 4.85% |
| Air Transport | 18 | 40.39% | 3.54% |
| Apparel | 58 | 6.40% | 16.20% |
| Auto & Truck | 15 | 15.87% | 14.98% |
| Auto Parts | 63 | 5.52% | 5.23% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 10 | 6.02% | 4.37% |
| Banks (Regional) | 645 | 15.30% | 10.86% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 25 | 2.16% | 8.57% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 36 | 4.39% | 48.94% |
| Broadcasting | 30 | 0.87% | 7.72% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 45 | 16.93% | 4.45% |
| Building Materials | 41 | 24.30% | 10.09% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 165 | 9.77% | 7.75% |
| Cable TV | 14 | 5.96% | 0.63% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 45 | 1.69% | 3.25% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 8 | 5.90% | -2.27% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 100 | 0.32% | 2.00% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 38 | -14.36% | -4.00% |
| Computer Services | 117 | -0.86% | 9.64% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 55 | 1.97% | -2.42% |
| Construction Supplies | 51 | 31.50% | 8.94% |
| Diversified | 24 | 10.34% | 5.42% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 426 | 12.73% | 16.88% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 164 | 8.45% | 22.30% |
| Education | 36 | -10.92% | -3.90% |
| Electrical Equipment | 119 | 5.17% | 0.06% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 24 | 11.37% | -0.77% |
| Electronics (General) | 164 | -3.65% | 3.97% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | -6.12% | 7.18% |
| Entertainment | 79 | 5.00% | 2.50% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 89 | 6.13% | 16.05% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | -2.07% | 5.52% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 258 | 19.92% | 11.16% |
| Food Processing | 87 | 10.93% | 9.91% |
| Food Wholesalers | 16 | -11.10% | 10.36% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | 3.39% | 6.62% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 25 | 81.70% | 12.16% |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | 8.42% | 9.88% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 121 | 9.54% | 11.95% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 125 | 5.50% | 6.52% |
| Homebuilding | 33 | 46.03% | 23.18% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 38 | 3.81% | 8.29% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 69 | 18.44% | 6.27% |
| Household Products | 129 | 5.85% | 6.76% |
| Information Services | 64 | 11.76% | 6.11% |
| Insurance (General) | 19 | -2.44% | 3.02% |
| Insurance (Life) | 22 | 8.42% | 2.06% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 18.70% | 9.75% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 156 | 7.42% | 12.04% |
| Machinery | 127 | 4.70% | 1.81% |
| Metals & Mining | 97 | -0.92% | 18.83% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 8.44% | 0.15% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 7 | -26.20% | -11.75% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 330 | -14.02% | 0.18% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 78 | 12.08% | 11.08% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 148 | -4.12% | 0.10% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 5.63% | 1.69% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 23 | 3.06% | 13.35% |
| Power | 68 | 3.60% | 0.54% |
| Precious Metals | 109 | -28.15% | 2.39% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 37 | -10.12% | -2.38% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 20.89% | 13.35% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | 6.86% | 19.38% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | -23.00% | 12.47% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 0.57% | 24.17% |
| Recreation | 66 | 22.26% | 2.95% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 16.41% | 25.27% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 86 | 13.21% | 23.23% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 25 | 9.85% | 14.36% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 6 | 11.03% | 6.20% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 88 | 10.37% | 8.10% |
| Retail (General) | 19 | -3.87% | 3.07% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 12.45% | 2.73% |
| Retail (Online) | 57 | 6.37% | 11.44% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 108 | 4.01% | 4.34% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 20.50% | -4.77% |
| Semiconductor | 80 | -0.95% | 4.77% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 45 | 1.11% | -2.76% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | 5.43% | -9.08% |
| Shoe | 10 | 3.54% | 7.60% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 13 | 2.98% | 1.19% |
| Software (Internet) | 297 | 21.80% | 18.37% |
| Software (System & Application) | 236 | 7.07% | 9.50% |
| Steel | 38 | -17.75% | -6.99% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 17 | -9.35% | -0.36% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 107 | 2.57% | 5.64% |
| Telecom. Services | 67 | -1.52% | 4.90% |
| Tobacco | 22 | 7.67% | 10.42% |
| Transportation | 17 | 4.22% | 17.49% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 7 | 5.85% | 4.26% |
| Trucking | 30 | 15.84% | 5.45% |
| Utility (General) | 18 | 3.34% | -0.56% |
| Utility (Water) | 22 | 10.39% | 4.42% |
| Total Market | 7330 | 9.64% | 8.36% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6100 | 8.62% | 7.98% |