Fundamental
Growth in EBIT 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 | ROC | Reinvestment Rate | Expected Growth in EBIT |
| Advertising | 52 | 27.72% | -20.50% | -5.68% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 79 | 16.01% | 67.92% | 10.88% |
| Air Transport | 23 | 7.93% | 83.75% | 6.64% |
| Apparel | 35 | 15.77% | 31.47% | 4.96% |
| Auto & Truck | 33 | 2.25% | -38.56% | -0.87% |
| Auto Parts | 35 | 8.98% | 38.99% | 3.50% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | NA | 4.98% | NA |
| Banks (Regional) | 568 | NA | NA | NA |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 14 | 15.74% | 22.02% | 3.47% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 27 | 29.03% | 33.93% | 9.85% |
| Broadcasting | 24 | 14.57% | 188.76% | 27.50% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 32 | NA | NA | NA |
| Building Materials | 41 | 20.16% | 38.23% | 7.71% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 155 | 28.30% | 44.39% | 12.56% |
| Cable TV | 9 | 12.06% | -6.82% | -0.82% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 29 | 3.72% | 158.65% | 5.91% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 4.05% | -45.74% | -1.85% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 59 | 10.95% | 51.61% | 5.65% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | -4.76% | NA | NA |
| Computer Services | 64 | 26.35% | 44.41% | 11.70% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | 44.76% | 21.37% | 9.56% |
| Construction Supplies | 40 | 16.71% | 63.01% | 10.53% |
| Diversified | 20 | 14.82% | 18.27% | 2.71% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 496 | 3.53% | -45.02% | -1.59% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 228 | 16.95% | 10.00% | 1.69% |
| Education | 32 | 15.94% | 23.52% | 3.75% |
| Electrical Equipment | 112 | 15.60% | 54.68% | 8.53% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 8 | -8.35% | NA | NA |
| Electronics (General) | 114 | 17.91% | 77.18% | 13.82% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 25.32% | 112.44% | 28.47% |
| Entertainment | 92 | 12.42% | -15.55% | -1.93% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 53 | 31.75% | 121.40% | 38.55% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 7.28% | 52.61% | 3.83% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 176 | NA | 14.14% | NA |
| Food Processing | 78 | 15.95% | 32.77% | 5.23% |
| Food Wholesalers | 13 | 17.84% | 81.34% | 14.51% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 27 | 10.59% | 140.06% | 14.83% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 15 | 3.64% | 63.82% | 2.32% |
| Healthcare Products | 204 | 16.98% | 45.99% | 7.81% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 104 | 31.19% | 50.71% | 15.82% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 115 | 13.72% | 12.12% | 1.66% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 14.91% | 31.03% | 4.63% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | 22.16% | 33.91% | 7.52% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 63 | 14.58% | 25.37% | 3.70% |
| Household Products | 110 | 34.42% | 7.76% | 2.67% |
| Information Services | 15 | 22.17% | -26.79% | -5.94% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 44.51% | 324.21% | 144.29% |
| Insurance (Life) | 20 | 10.77% | 5.31% | 0.57% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 57 | 18.49% | 2.00% | 0.37% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 283 | 14.25% | 131.07% | 18.68% |
| Machinery | 105 | 24.41% | 34.33% | 8.38% |
| Metals & Mining | 73 | 27.04% | 32.40% | 8.76% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 18.26% | 32.29% | 5.90% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 8.45% | 8.39% | 0.71% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 142 | 13.73% | 100.48% | 13.80% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | 12.35% | 99.63% | 12.31% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 11.94% | 32.18% | 3.84% |
| Packaging & Container | 19 | 14.82% | 93.96% | 13.92% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 10.41% | 44.29% | 4.61% |
| Power | 46 | 6.92% | 130.95% | 9.06% |
| Precious Metals | 56 | 25.45% | 29.45% | 7.50% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 17.63% | 2.49% | 0.44% |
| R.E.I.T. | 190 | 3.20% | -57.57% | -1.84% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 14 | 7.04% | -46.62% | -3.28% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 5.19% | 96.57% | 5.02% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 5.94% | 97.60% | 5.80% |
| Recreation | 49 | 8.02% | 5.66% | 0.45% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 10.14% | 30.90% | 3.13% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | 18.36% | 37.61% | 6.91% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 34 | 12.19% | 46.18% | 5.63% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 14 | 34.95% | 73.52% | 25.69% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | 16.11% | 152.21% | 24.53% |
| Retail (General) | 23 | 13.59% | 93.97% | 12.77% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | 6.76% | -98.61% | -6.67% |
| Retail (REITs) | 26 | 5.16% | -61.32% | -3.17% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 94 | 21.54% | 38.37% | 8.26% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 3.17% | 38.65% | 1.22% |
| Semiconductor | 66 | 27.23% | 35.29% | 9.61% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 31 | 28.40% | 27.45% | 7.80% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 11.99% | 36.71% | 4.40% |
| Shoe | 11 | 20.93% | 19.11% | 4.00% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 77 | 27.02% | 82.36% | 22.25% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | 3.43% | 1414.21% | 48.58% |
| Software (System & Application) | 309 | 29.32% | 73.78% | 21.63% |
| Steel | 19 | 6.72% | 211.49% | 14.21% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 12 | 10.37% | 16.42% | 1.70% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 57 | 25.47% | 46.61% | 11.87% |
| Telecom. Services | 39 | 12.04% | 11.95% | 1.44% |
| Tobacco | 10 | 63.08% | 2.38% | 1.50% |
| Transportation | 19 | 13.00% | 51.50% | 6.70% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 14.24% | 20.08% | 2.86% |
| Trucking | 26 | 9.30% | 98.71% | 9.18% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 5.99% | 172.30% | 10.33% |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | 8.96% | 162.18% | 14.52% |
| Total Market | 5994 | 8.96% | 50.82% | 4.55% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4822 | 15.07% | 48.81% | 7.36% |
Last updated in January 2026
By Aswath Damodaran