Fundamental
Growth in EBIT by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2025
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | ROC | Reinvestment Rate | Expected Growth in EBIT |
| Advertising | 54 | 34.91% | 16.15% | 5.64% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 14.03% | 65.01% | 9.12% |
| Air Transport | 24 | 8.48% | 99.55% | 8.44% |
| Apparel | 37 | 15.26% | -33.75% | -5.15% |
| Auto & Truck | 34 | 3.15% | 31.34% | 0.99% |
| Auto Parts | 33 | 8.66% | 98.72% | 8.55% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | NA | NA | NA |
| Banks (Regional) | 591 | NA | NA | NA |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 18 | 17.86% | 35.71% | 6.38% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | 30.61% | 26.99% | 8.26% |
| Broadcasting | 22 | 12.68% | 202.77% | 25.71% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | NA | NA | NA |
| Building Materials | 39 | 26.84% | 135.76% | 36.43% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 152 | 26.83% | 4.67% | 1.25% |
| Cable TV | 9 | 13.75% | 4.82% | 0.66% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 31 | 8.71% | 69.40% | 6.05% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 5.35% | 21.43% | 1.15% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 60 | 11.31% | 54.30% | 6.14% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | 13.14% | 78.42% | 10.30% |
| Computer Services | 63 | 20.51% | -13.52% | -2.77% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 35 | 41.41% | 2.18% | 0.90% |
| Construction Supplies | 46 | 18.41% | 42.33% | 7.79% |
| Diversified | 21 | 24.65% | 10.87% | 2.68% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 535 | 3.08% | NA | NA |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 231 | 14.08% | 117.62% | 16.56% |
| Education | 29 | 11.86% | 30.45% | 3.61% |
| Electrical Equipment | 101 | 12.23% | 202.71% | 24.78% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 11 | -5.81% | NA | NA |
| Electronics (General) | 122 | 13.11% | 54.23% | 7.11% |
| Engineering/Construction | 42 | 19.16% | 84.20% | 16.13% |
| Entertainment | 96 | 9.94% | -71.19% | -7.08% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 50 | 31.72% | 58.98% | 18.71% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 9.97% | 44.80% | 4.46% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 166 | NA | 14.98% | NA |
| Food Processing | 77 | 17.90% | 41.59% | 7.44% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 17.30% | 72.30% | 12.51% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 28 | 10.65% | 11.50% | 1.23% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 18 | 3.67% | 159.94% | 5.87% |
| Healthcare Products | 218 | 14.71% | 55.46% | 8.16% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 113 | 44.60% | 45.95% | 20.50% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 116 | 12.74% | 38.03% | 4.85% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 21.05% | 51.38% | 10.81% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 33 | 21.19% | 33.96% | 7.20% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 65 | 12.17% | 25.42% | 3.09% |
| Household Products | 101 | 33.56% | 1.30% | 0.43% |
| Information Services | 16 | 24.55% | 44.71% | 10.98% |
| Insurance (General) | 22 | 17.45% | 24.09% | 4.20% |
| Insurance (Life) | 19 | 6.96% | -1.28% | -0.09% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 21.99% | 22.66% | 4.98% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 231 | 6.80% | 48.86% | 3.32% |
| Machinery | 109 | 24.76% | 35.90% | 8.89% |
| Metals & Mining | 64 | 27.13% | 57.08% | 15.49% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 15.00% | -22.16% | -3.32% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 12.90% | 28.28% | 3.65% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 147 | 18.62% | 74.39% | 13.85% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 12.18% | 64.75% | 7.88% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 14.37% | -1.49% | -0.21% |
| Packaging & Container | 22 | 14.49% | 14.13% | 2.05% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 19.42% | 82.13% | 15.95% |
| Power | 48 | 6.56% | 142.96% | 9.39% |
| Precious Metals | 60 | 12.93% | 58.81% | 7.60% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 15.53% | -3.23% | -0.50% |
| R.E.I.T. | 192 | 3.09% | -65.81% | -2.04% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 15 | 3.73% | -106.04% | -3.96% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 3.97% | 108.21% | 4.30% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 2.88% | 364.30% | 10.48% |
| Recreation | 50 | 7.95% | 14.85% | 1.18% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 9.89% | 51.08% | 5.05% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 62 | 20.39% | 38.72% | 7.90% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 29 | 12.12% | 82.90% | 10.04% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 13 | 36.28% | 71.69% | 26.01% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 66 | 17.54% | 101.95% | 17.88% |
| Retail (General) | 24 | 11.98% | 46.41% | 5.56% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | 9.25% | 14.69% | 1.36% |
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | 5.00% | -74.88% | -3.74% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 98 | 17.68% | 23.84% | 4.21% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 5.76% | 16.17% | 0.93% |
| Semiconductor | 63 | 21.14% | 59.31% | 12.54% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 24.20% | 4.67% | 1.13% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 13.23% | 44.18% | 5.85% |
| Shoe | 12 | 29.12% | -8.23% | -2.40% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 81 | 25.29% | 47.97% | 12.13% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | 2.93% | 376.44% | 11.04% |
| Software (System & Application) | 333 | 26.85% | 93.54% | 25.12% |
| Steel | 27 | 12.49% | 60.85% | 7.60% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 11 | 8.31% | 6.82% | 0.57% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 61 | 21.77% | 151.63% | 33.01% |
| Telecom. Services | 32 | 11.69% | 3.90% | 0.46% |
| Tobacco | 12 | 57.90% | -1.31% | -0.76% |
| Transportation | 21 | 10.90% | 100.95% | 11.00% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 15.06% | 31.89% | 4.80% |
| Trucking | 24 | 9.30% | 164.22% | 15.27% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 6.05% | 153.21% | 9.28% |
| Utility (Water) | 15 | 8.73% | 156.65% | 13.67% |
| Total Market | 6062 | 8.73% | 47.73% | 4.17% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4935 | 15.01% | 50.79% | 7.62% |
Last updated in January 2025
By Aswath Damodaran