Historical
(Compounded Annual) Growth Rates by SectorData Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2016
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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 | 44 | 0.83% | -0.48% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 92 | 12.63% | 4.66% |
| Air Transport | 20 | 25.42% | 9.35% |
| Apparel | 63 | 15.30% | 14.68% |
| Auto & Truck | 19 | 14.79% | 27.97% |
| Auto Parts | 65 | 24.53% | 5.26% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 9 | 9.42% | 12.20% |
| Banks (Regional) | 644 | 18.11% | 13.29% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 22 | 20.05% | 9.47% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 43 | 3.73% | 8.80% |
| Broadcasting | 29 | 8.39% | 9.13% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 42 | 14.49% | 5.53% |
| Building Materials | 39 | 21.02% | 9.36% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 159 | 13.57% | 6.04% |
| Cable TV | 19 | 11.04% | 6.06% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 42 | 29.15% | 5.93% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 9 | 5.11% | 4.99% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 104 | 13.34% | 7.21% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 38 | 6.52% | 0.74% |
| Computer Services | 118 | 4.06% | 9.13% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 64 | 1.23% | 3.98% |
| Construction Supplies | 52 | 21.40% | 11.62% |
| Diversified | 26 | 11.57% | 6.00% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 411 | 10.04% | 20.30% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 157 | 13.22% | 16.56% |
| Education | 40 | -14.88% | -2.08% |
| Electrical Equipment | 120 | 5.94% | 11.64% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 25 | 0.86% | 6.40% |
| Electronics (General) | 167 | 4.88% | 5.61% |
| Engineering/Construction | 51 | 13.89% | 9.45% |
| Entertainment | 84 | 13.55% | 11.50% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 97 | 13.78% | 16.67% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | 8.28% | 13.17% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 272 | 10.12% | 12.28% |
| Food Processing | 89 | 10.12% | 12.05% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 1.66% | 9.33% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | 9.93% | 6.30% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 28 | 16.10% | 36.79% |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | 6.78% | 11.98% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 127 | 7.07% | 6.46% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 126 | 14.81% | 20.06% |
| Homebuilding | 34 | 35.19% | 15.33% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 58 | 10.17% | 14.56% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 73 | 9.99% | 7.61% |
| Household Products | 134 | 0.96% | 8.44% |
| Information Services | 70 | 12.30% | 9.46% |
| Insurance (General) | 20 | 0.17% | 3.49% |
| Insurance (Life) | 25 | 6.46% | 2.83% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 18.88% | 8.06% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 145 | 17.44% | 13.39% |
| Machinery | 130 | 13.57% | 6.00% |
| Metals & Mining | 114 | -7.09% | 32.83% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 25.97% | 1.48% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 7 | -9.23% | -5.04% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 351 | 3.38% | 10.46% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 79 | 17.33% | 12.90% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 143 | 8.77% | 11.53% |
| Packaging & Container | 25 | 4.58% | 4.45% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 20 | -0.06% | 7.63% |
| Power | 73 | 8.22% | 3.00% |
| Precious Metals | 113 | -24.70% | 9.11% |
| Publshing & Newspapers | 39 | 9.72% | 2.19% |
| R.E.I.T. | 221 | 23.84% | 12.81% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 21 | 0.00% | 35.33% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | -9.20% | 8.68% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 55 | 14.76% | 11.30% |
| Recreation | 65 | 17.23% | 5.24% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 7.39% | 20.12% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 83 | 14.12% | 9.76% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 26 | 19.52% | 8.71% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 5 | 13.31% | 6.64% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 83 | 9.47% | 13.29% |
| Retail (General) | 19 | 4.90% | 3.62% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | 9.68% | 4.17% |
| Retail (Online) | 39 | 0.40% | 13.19% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 124 | 8.82% | 4.65% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 46.67% | 0.92% |
| Semiconductor | 87 | -1.17% | 12.67% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 46 | -6.24% | 3.82% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | 25.96% | -3.45% |
| Shoe | 11 | 9.83% | 10.40% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 17 | 24.60% | -14.14% |
| Software (Internet) | 308 | 5.44% | 14.22% |
| Software (System & Application) | 241 | 14.18% | 12.44% |
| Steel | 36 | 12.34% | 1.79% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 19 | 4.19% | 4.25% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 121 | 2.55% | 1.46% |
| Telecom. Services | 65 | 14.70% | 0.88% |
| Tobacco | 20 | 6.04% | 2.37% |
| Transportation | 21 | 6.91% | 15.65% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 12 | 14.72% | 8.74% |
| Trucking | 26 | 24.24% | 7.91% |
| Unclassified | 3 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Utility (General) | 20 | 4.34% | 0.34% |
| Utility (Water) | 18 | 11.03% | 10.79% |
| Total Market | 7480 | 11.91% | 10.13% |