Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2015
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry | Number of firms | Price/Sales | Net Margin | EV/Sales | Pre-tax Operating Margin |
| Advertising | 52 | 1.34 | 3.98% | 1.95 | 11.22% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 93 | 1.40 | 7.64% | 1.57 | 12.16% |
| Air Transport | 22 | 1.02 | 9.32% | 1.78 | 8.01% |
| Apparel | 64 | 2.02 | 7.46% | 2.37 | 12.81% |
| Auto & Truck | 22 | 0.51 | 3.16% | 0.97 | 2.36% |
| Auto Parts | 75 | 0.69 | 3.44% | 0.83 | 6.78% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 13 | 2.74 | 18.90% | 8.01 | -0.24% |
| Banks (Regional) | 676 | 3.49 | 22.23% | 5.43 | -0.35% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 22 | 3.84 | 14.21% | 4.60 | 21.40% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 46 | 2.80 | 12.66% | 3.30 | 18.72% |
| Broadcasting | 28 | 2.05 | 11.56% | 3.45 | 23.08% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 46 | 1.86 | 12.48% | 5.85 | 0.11% |
| Building Materials | 39 | 1.08 | 4.09% | 1.36 | 7.73% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 177 | 1.29 | 4.29% | 1.59 | 9.76% |
| Cable TV | 18 | 2.03 | 9.31% | 2.85 | 19.12% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 46 | 0.90 | 5.98% | 1.16 | 12.11% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 10 | 1.21 | 7.43% | 1.53 | 10.74% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 103 | 2.07 | 10.01% | 2.38 | 14.64% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 42 | 0.89 | -4.44% | 1.76 | 2.48% |
| Computer Services | 119 | 0.86 | 5.56% | 1.03 | 9.53% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 64 | 2.35 | 13.69% | 2.45 | 19.29% |
| Construction Supplies | 55 | 1.09 | 6.14% | 1.51 | 10.10% |
| Diversified | 23 | 1.96 | 10.12% | 2.96 | 15.11% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 400 | 10.38 | 11.18% | 10.80 | 22.74% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 151 | 4.33 | 15.95% | 4.72 | 24.64% |
| Education | 42 | 1.15 | 1.99% | 1.42 | 6.72% |
| Electrical Equipment | 126 | 1.76 | 5.64% | 1.93 | 12.82% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 28 | 2.09 | 3.56% | 2.09 | 7.23% |
| Electronics (General) | 189 | 1.62 | 6.18% | 1.66 | 9.09% |
| Engineering/Construction | 56 | 0.48 | 1.56% | 0.54 | 4.47% |
| Entertainment | 84 | 2.52 | 12.59% | 3.11 | 19.56% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 103 | 1.60 | 3.08% | 2.22 | 12.80% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | 0.47 | 3.33% | 0.71 | 5.33% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 288 | 2.49 | 34.14% | 31.67 | 6.92% |
| Food Processing | 96 | 1.46 | 6.87% | 1.82 | 12.00% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 0.45 | 1.79% | 0.52 | 3.30% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 27 | 1.05 | 3.98% | 1.28 | 8.25% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 26 | 4.68 | 0.36% | 9.23 | 15.96% |
| Healthcare Products | 261 | 3.35 | 9.49% | 3.70 | 16.84% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 138 | 0.51 | 2.16% | 0.61 | 4.55% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 127 | 3.20 | 6.72% | 3.67 | 12.02% |
| Homebuilding | 35 | 1.07 | 6.82% | 1.60 | 10.22% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 56 | 1.56 | 4.50% | 2.70 | 12.86% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 80 | 2.33 | 3.72% | 3.46 | 15.21% |
| Household Products | 135 | 2.32 | 8.99% | 2.66 | 16.48% |
| Information Services | 67 | 3.64 | 13.78% | 3.96 | 22.40% |
| Insurance (General) | 24 | 1.15 | 8.47% | 1.56 | 14.02% |
| Insurance (Life) | 25 | 0.98 | 8.19% | 1.51 | 14.12% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 52 | 1.09 | 9.00% | 1.38 | 14.71% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 148 | 3.18 | 19.11% | 4.94 | 18.53% |
| Machinery | 137 | 1.59 | 8.54% | 1.80 | 13.18% |
| Metals & Mining | 124 | 1.29 | 1.63% | 1.83 | 16.07% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 25 | 0.85 | 4.47% | 1.21 | 9.40% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 8 | 1.06 | 9.99% | 1.14 | 12.24% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 392 | 1.89 | 7.52% | 2.68 | 23.91% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 85 | 1.32 | 3.04% | 1.93 | 7.41% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 161 | 0.53 | 3.81% | 0.64 | 6.07% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 0.94 | 4.90% | 1.36 | 9.87% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 22 | 0.81 | 2.58% | 1.19 | 7.95% |
| Power | 82 | 1.72 | 8.03% | 2.97 | 16.35% |
| Precious Metals | 147 | 2.07 | -13.91% | 2.57 | 7.27% |
| Publshing & Newspapers | 43 | 1.18 | 13.54% | 1.61 | 9.39% |
| R.E.I.T. | 213 | 6.51 | 19.01% | 12.07 | 20.50% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | 5.27 | 1.26% | 6.72 | 12.10% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 3.32 | 34.38% | 4.18 | 43.62% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 52 | 1.65 | 4.96% | 2.48 | 10.25% |
| Recreation | 68 | 1.64 | 8.69% | 2.07 | 12.60% |
| Reinsurance | 4 | 0.86 | 8.52% | 1.07 | 13.53% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 79 | 2.39 | 9.40% | 2.98 | 13.38% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 0.66 | 3.12% | 0.98 | 4.77% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 5 | 1.48 | 6.00% | 1.74 | 9.83% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 90 | 0.96 | 4.23% | 1.39 | 9.24% |
| Retail (General) | 23 | 0.60 | 2.67% | 0.76 | 4.54% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 21 | 0.36 | 2.71% | 0.56 | 2.02% |
| Retail (Online) | 46 | 2.25 | 2.34% | 2.27 | 3.76% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 128 | 0.90 | 3.46% | 1.21 | 5.93% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 0.45 | 3.16% | 0.74 | 8.85% |
| Semiconductor | 100 | 3.06 | 13.70% | 3.21 | 20.05% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 47 | 2.60 | 4.73% | 2.76 | 10.77% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 14 | 1.28 | 13.96% | 1.90 | 9.43% |
| Shoe | 13 | 2.42 | 8.95% | 2.51 | 12.38% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 20 | 2.90 | 10.11% | 2.86 | 14.45% |
| Software (Internet) | 327 | 6.34 | 15.57% | 6.32 | 17.72% |
| Software (System & Application) | 259 | 4.71 | 17.34% | 4.93 | 25.19% |
| Steel | 40 | 0.49 | -4.33% | 0.75 | 4.61% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 21 | 0.77 | -2.93% | 1.81 | 1.42% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 126 | 2.91 | 14.51% | 3.05 | 18.70% |
| Telecom. Services | 77 | 1.46 | 11.47% | 2.37 | 22.45% |
| Tobacco | 20 | 4.25 | 22.42% | 4.99 | 40.74% |
| Transportation | 21 | 1.29 | 4.96% | 1.50 | 8.22% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 10 | 3.75 | 18.29% | 4.43 | 31.68% |
| Trucking | 30 | 1.01 | 3.78% | 1.63 | 9.79% |
| Unclassified | 8 | 4.79 | -43.05% | 3.69 | -36.62% |
| Utility (General) | 21 | 1.77 | 8.71% | 2.83 | 15.91% |
| Utility (Water) | 19 | 3.48 | 15.03% | 5.19 | 30.58% |
| Total Market | 7887 | 1.65 | 7.84% | 2.60 | 11.15% |