Total
       Betas by Sector (for computing private company costs of equity) - USData Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2025
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| Industry Name | Number of firms | Average Unlevered Beta | Average Levered Beta | Average correlation with the market | Total Unlevered Beta | Total Levered Beta | 
| Advertising | 54 | 1.20 | 1.34 | 22.01% | 5.43 | 6.08 | 
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 28.80% | 2.78 | 3.13 | 
| Air Transport | 24 | 0.76 | 1.24 | 24.79% | 3.08 | 4.99 | 
| Apparel | 37 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 23.56% | 3.51 | 4.20 | 
| Auto & Truck | 34 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 25.35% | 5.65 | 6.37 | 
| Auto Parts | 33 | 0.99 | 1.23 | 34.85% | 2.83 | 3.52 | 
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 0.53 | 0.88 | 37.82% | 1.39 | 2.31 | 
| Banks (Regional) | 591 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 24.44% | 1.94 | 2.12 | 
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 18 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 14.93% | 3.39 | 4.09 | 
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 14.45% | 3.55 | 3.93 | 
| Broadcasting | 22 | 0.48 | 0.92 | 21.38% | 2.23 | 4.29 | 
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | 0.47 | 0.95 | 39.50% | 1.19 | 2.41 | 
| Building Materials | 39 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 44.70% | 2.76 | 3.04 | 
| Business & Consumer Services | 152 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 28.23% | 3.26 | 3.56 | 
| Cable TV | 9 | 0.50 | 0.96 | 28.00% | 1.80 | 3.43 | 
| Chemical (Basic) | 31 | 0.86 | 1.15 | 27.78% | 3.10 | 4.13 | 
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 0.58 | 0.99 | 30.98% | 1.87 | 3.21 | 
| Chemical (Specialty) | 60 | 0.79 | 0.92 | 32.23% | 2.46 | 2.86 | 
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | 1.27 | 1.18 | 23.66% | 5.35 | 5.00 | 
| Computer Services | 63 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 26.84% | 4.07 | 4.60 | 
| Computers/Peripherals | 35 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 28.06% | 3.98 | 4.07 | 
| Construction Supplies | 46 | 1.15 | 1.29 | 37.82% | 3.05 | 3.42 | 
| Diversified | 21 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 27.14% | 3.74 | 4.02 | 
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 535 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 21.83% | 5.35 | 5.73 | 
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 231 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 17.54% | 5.60 | 6.12 | 
| Education | 29 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 26.82% | 3.44 | 3.67 | 
| Electrical Equipment | 101 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 25.29% | 4.75 | 5.02 | 
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 11 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 22.92% | 4.16 | 4.01 | 
| Electronics (General) | 122 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 28.07% | 3.60 | 3.77 | 
| Engineering/Construction | 42 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 32.72% | 2.80 | 3.02 | 
| Entertainment | 96 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 18.71% | 5.01 | 5.56 | 
| Environmental & Waste Services | 50 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 20.40% | 4.00 | 4.51 | 
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 0.73 | 0.98 | 20.94% | 3.49 | 4.69 | 
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 166 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 31.83% | 1.10 | 3.37 | 
| Food Processing | 77 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 13.34% | 2.87 | 3.56 | 
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 0.55 | 0.72 | 27.95% | 1.98 | 2.59 | 
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 28 | 0.69 | 0.87 | 23.51% | 2.94 | 3.69 | 
| Green & Renewable Energy | 18 | 0.50 | 1.13 | 18.24% | 2.74 | 6.20 | 
| Healthcare Products | 218 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 22.58% | 4.24 | 4.49 | 
| Healthcare Support Services | 113 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 17.81% | 4.58 | 5.28 | 
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 116 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 27.33% | 4.11 | 4.47 | 
| Homebuilding | 30 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 42.13% | 3.27 | 3.39 | 
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 33 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 22.65% | 2.50 | 3.78 | 
| Hotel/Gaming | 65 | 0.95 | 1.19 | 33.34% | 2.85 | 3.58 | 
| Household Products | 101 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 15.56% | 5.33 | 5.75 | 
| Information Services | 16 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 33.32% | 2.41 | 2.95 | 
| Insurance (General) | 22 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 21.44% | 3.22 | 3.55 | 
| Insurance (Life) | 19 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 30.92% | 2.01 | 2.37 | 
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 23.27% | 2.45 | 2.60 | 
| Investments & Asset Management | 231 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 21.64% | 2.31 | 2.62 | 
| Machinery | 109 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 35.74% | 2.75 | 2.99 | 
| Metals & Mining | 64 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 16.96% | 5.67 | 6.03 | 
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 0.96 | 1.20 | 30.32% | 3.18 | 3.96 | 
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 20.55% | 2.22 | 2.35 | 
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 147 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 17.28% | 4.37 | 5.07 | 
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 0.55 | 0.75 | 25.98% | 2.12 | 2.90 | 
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 21.54% | 3.61 | 4.35 | 
| Packaging & Container | 22 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 34.80% | 2.12 | 2.81 | 
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 27.93% | 3.43 | 3.84 | 
| Power | 48 | 0.34 | 0.54 | 23.64% | 1.45 | 2.29 | 
| Precious Metals | 60 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 16.56% | 6.92 | 7.42 | 
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 24.88% | 2.24 | 2.56 | 
| R.E.I.T. | 192 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 41.71% | 1.43 | 2.27 | 
| Real Estate (Development) | 15 | 0.62 | 1.03 | 24.48% | 2.51 | 4.19 | 
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 23.58% | 3.12 | 3.66 | 
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 22.07% | 4.31 | 4.87 | 
| Recreation | 50 | 0.93 | 1.33 | 27.94% | 3.34 | 4.75 | 
| Reinsurance | 1 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 26.46% | 2.18 | 2.03 | 
| Restaurant/Dining | 62 | 0.87 | 1.01 | 27.00% | 3.24 | 3.74 | 
| Retail (Automotive) | 29 | 0.99 | 1.35 | 33.60% | 2.95 | 4.03 | 
| Retail (Building Supply) | 13 | 1.57 | 1.79 | 46.88% | 3.36 | 3.82 | 
| Retail (Distributors) | 66 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 34.75% | 2.66 | 3.21 | 
| Retail (General) | 24 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 31.87% | 3.22 | 3.33 | 
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 19.18% | 2.43 | 3.02 | 
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | 0.69 | 0.95 | 43.32% | 1.58 | 2.19 | 
| Retail (Special Lines) | 98 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 24.31% | 4.36 | 5.04 | 
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 0.18 | 0.65 | 19.40% | 0.92 | 3.33 | 
| Semiconductor | 63 | 1.46 | 1.49 | 39.61% | 3.69 | 3.75 | 
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 43.35% | 3.40 | 3.43 | 
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 24.79% | 2.12 | 2.33 | 
| Shoe | 12 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 31.39% | 4.49 | 4.54 | 
| Software (Entertainment) | 81 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 23.31% | 5.08 | 5.08 | 
| Software (Internet) | 29 | 1.60 | 1.69 | 31.71% | 5.04 | 5.32 | 
| Software (System & Application) | 333 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 27.03% | 4.51 | 4.59 | 
| Steel | 27 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 32.12% | 3.00 | 3.30 | 
| Telecom (Wireless) | 11 | 0.59 | 0.77 | 17.67% | 3.31 | 4.37 | 
| Telecom. Equipment | 61 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 23.67% | 4.01 | 4.22 | 
| Telecom. Services | 32 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 15.61% | 3.30 | 5.68 | 
| Tobacco | 12 | 0.83 | 0.98 | 15.31% | 5.39 | 6.40 | 
| Transportation | 21 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 31.90% | 2.61 | 3.22 | 
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 47.57% | 1.74 | 2.08 | 
| Trucking | 24 | 0.96 | 1.10 | 38.14% | 2.53 | 2.90 | 
| Utility (General) | 14 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 24.09% | 1.04 | 1.63 | 
| Utility (Water) | 15 | 0.47 | 0.68 | 29.91% | 1.58 | 2.27 | 
| Total Market | 6062 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 25.85% | 3.16 | 3.88 | 
| Total Market (without financials) | 4935 | 0.98 | 1.09 | 25.93% | 3.77 | 4.19 |