Fundamental
Growth in EPS by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2026
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | ROE | Retention Ratio | Fundamental Growth |
| Advertising | 52 | -1.34% | 99.73% | -1.34% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 79 | 15.27% | 49.85% | 7.61% |
| Air Transport | 23 | 14.19% | 86.79% | 12.32% |
| Apparel | 35 | 10.42% | 49.91% | 5.20% |
| Auto & Truck | 33 | 3.16% | 41.69% | 1.32% |
| Auto Parts | 35 | 2.17% | -9.55% | -0.21% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 12.86% | 71.89% | 9.25% |
| Banks (Regional) | 568 | 9.75% | 63.91% | 6.23% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 14 | 0.57% | 99.78% | 0.57% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 27 | 30.92% | 27.33% | 8.45% |
| Broadcasting | 24 | 3.99% | 39.17% | 1.56% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 32 | 17.77% | 72.39% | 12.86% |
| Building Materials | 41 | 16.00% | 74.45% | 11.91% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 155 | 18.20% | 57.40% | 10.44% |
| Cable TV | 9 | 11.06% | 66.54% | 7.36% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 29 | -8.29% | 99.59% | -8.26% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | -15.30% | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 59 | 3.50% | -30.01% | -1.05% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | -2.51% | 99.92% | -2.51% |
| Computer Services | 64 | 18.25% | 49.01% | 8.94% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | -0.17% | 83.97% | -0.15% |
| Construction Supplies | 40 | 22.86% | 66.51% | 15.20% |
| Diversified | 20 | 11.37% | 93.41% | 10.62% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 496 | -5.67% | 99.88% | -5.67% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 228 | 24.04% | 41.37% | 9.95% |
| Education | 32 | 15.90% | 86.17% | 13.71% |
| Electrical Equipment | 112 | 1.53% | -129.69% | -1.98% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 8 | -28.81% | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! |
| Electronics (General) | 114 | 12.62% | 80.12% | 10.11% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 26.14% | 91.67% | 23.96% |
| Entertainment | 92 | 6.09% | 77.12% | 4.70% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 53 | 19.74% | 60.20% | 11.88% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 12.04% | 58.56% | 7.05% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 176 | 28.82% | 81.48% | 23.48% |
| Food Processing | 78 | 4.60% | -43.11% | -1.98% |
| Food Wholesalers | 13 | 18.22% | 61.93% | 11.28% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 27 | 3.11% | -8.12% | -0.25% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 15 | -7.36% | 99.87% | -7.35% |
| Healthcare Products | 204 | 11.26% | 64.36% | 7.25% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 104 | 9.89% | 50.63% | 5.01% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 115 | 6.40% | 83.15% | 5.32% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 14.23% | 90.43% | 12.87% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | 50.84% | 90.66% | 46.09% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 63 | 45.38% | 81.72% | 37.09% |
| Household Products | 110 | 27.02% | 32.75% | 8.85% |
| Information Services | 15 | 14.95% | 67.93% | 10.15% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 19.07% | 63.36% | 12.08% |
| Insurance (Life) | 20 | 12.87% | 66.39% | 8.55% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 57 | 18.71% | 77.51% | 14.51% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 283 | 15.88% | 41.76% | 6.63% |
| Machinery | 105 | 16.42% | 66.57% | 10.93% |
| Metals & Mining | 73 | 17.79% | 48.00% | 8.54% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 13.23% | 42.60% | 5.63% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 9.96% | 32.27% | 3.21% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 142 | 12.21% | 58.30% | 7.12% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | 18.03% | 30.57% | 5.51% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 8.65% | 39.92% | 3.45% |
| Packaging & Container | 19 | 12.29% | 44.42% | 5.46% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 7.01% | -232.54% | -16.31% |
| Power | 46 | 12.40% | 45.04% | 5.58% |
| Precious Metals | 56 | 23.52% | 74.85% | 17.61% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 13.83% | 76.91% | 10.64% |
| R.E.I.T. | 190 | 5.04% | -94.87% | -4.78% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 14 | 5.06% | 100.00% | 5.06% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 10.77% | 73.04% | 7.86% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 3.30% | 72.95% | 2.41% |
| Recreation | 49 | -12.76% | 99.44% | -12.69% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 7.79% | 72.66% | 5.66% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | 0.10% | 35.46% | 0.04% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 34 | 34.38% | 93.22% | 32.05% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 14 | NA | 45.99% | NA |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | 18.33% | 64.85% | 11.89% |
| Retail (General) | 23 | 26.05% | 88.27% | 23.00% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | 12.90% | 62.56% | 8.07% |
| Retail (REITs) | 26 | 6.36% | -61.43% | -3.91% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 94 | 30.12% | 70.07% | 21.10% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | -36.41% | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! |
| Semiconductor | 66 | 31.36% | 83.61% | 26.22% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 31 | 35.78% | 80.64% | 28.85% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 10.15% | 85.33% | 8.66% |
| Shoe | 11 | 19.49% | 35.07% | 6.83% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 77 | 36.51% | 91.66% | 33.47% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | -1.47% | 99.98% | -1.47% |
| Software (System & Application) | 309 | 29.62% | 79.02% | 23.41% |
| Steel | 19 | 3.68% | 34.94% | 1.29% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 12 | 16.06% | 48.55% | 7.80% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 57 | 24.96% | 58.55% | 14.61% |
| Telecom. Services | 39 | 19.82% | 52.32% | 10.37% |
| Tobacco | 10 | NA | 12.40% | NA |
| Transportation | 19 | 36.58% | 70.88% | 25.93% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 29.07% | 57.30% | 16.66% |
| Trucking | 26 | 7.60% | 71.63% | 5.45% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 10.42% | 34.60% | 3.60% |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | 17.21% | 65.17% | 11.22% |
| Total Market | 5994 | 17.21% | 65.17% | 11.22% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4822 | 17.60% | 63.35% | 11.15% |