Goodwill Statistics by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2022
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Goodwill (in $ millions) | Change in Goodwill in last year | Goodwill as % of Total Assets | Impairment of Goodwill in LTM in $ millioins | Impairment as % of Goodwill |
| Advertising | 49 | $ 24,253.69 | $ 4,298.40 | 33.44% | $ 119.68 | 0.49% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 73 | $ 157,821.04 | $ 2,717.61 | 26.44% | $ 41,729.57 | 26.44% |
| Air Transport | 21 | $ 21,962.33 | $ 455.38 | 7.07% | $ 1,551.84 | 7.07% |
| Apparel | 39 | $ 10,625.35 | $ 1,386.51 | 13.52% | $ 1,436.19 | 13.52% |
| Auto & Truck | 26 | $ 2,720.72 | $ 23.42 | 0.46% | $ 12.56 | 0.46% |
| Auto Parts | 38 | $ 9,006.75 | $ 2,345.28 | 10.76% | $ 968.99 | 10.76% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | $ 177,096.06 | $ 2,426.00 | 1.51% | $ 2,674.18 | 1.51% |
| Banks (Regional) | 563 | $ 129,614.42 | $ 6,411.69 | 2.18% | $ 2,830.30 | 2.18% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 21 | $ 15,619.66 | $ (1,019.83) | 24.22% | $ 3,782.70 | 24.22% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 32 | $ 59,036.66 | $ 727.46 | 23.59% | $ 13,927.81 | 23.59% |
| Broadcasting | 28 | $ 49,648.12 | $ 2,094.32 | 26.73% | $ 13,270.96 | 26.73% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 31 | $ 40,362.77 | $ 20,136.50 | 1.12% | $ 453.56 | 1.12% |
| Building Materials | 44 | $ 31,582.39 | $ 3,853.80 | 26.23% | $ 8,284.09 | 26.23% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 160 | $ 97,689.70 | $ 17,507.27 | 33.66% | $ 32,881.66 | 33.66% |
| Cable TV | 11 | $ 127,578.50 | $ 228.40 | 22.65% | $ 28,897.00 | 22.65% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 35 | $ 15,377.66 | $ 1,035.30 | 10.12% | $ 1,556.58 | 10.12% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | $ 843.00 | $ 320.00 | 4.91% | $ 41.36 | 4.91% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 81 | $ 94,875.98 | $ 4,260.34 | 24.88% | $ 23,600.79 | 24.88% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 18 | $ - | $ - | 0.00% | $ - | - |
| Computer Services | 83 | $ 83,584.46 | $ 4,186.08 | 30.54% | $ 25,523.30 | 30.54% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 46 | $ 83,706.34 | $ 855.12 | 12.80% | $ 10,714.00 | 12.80% |
| Construction Supplies | 48 | $ 30,359.73 | $ 1,045.60 | 13.08% | $ 3,971.55 | 13.08% |
| Diversified | 22 | $ 144,915.35 | $ 3,566.75 | 10.90% | $ 15,798.82 | 10.90% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 581 | $ 71,577.12 | $ (2,104.97) | 13.04% | $ 9,335.59 | 13.04% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 298 | $ 164,285.65 | $ (98.51) | 20.51% | $ 33,693.36 | 20.51% |
| Education | 35 | $ 10,693.99 | $ 4,234.26 | 27.23% | $ 2,912.11 | 27.23% |
| Electrical Equipment | 104 | $ 33,960.96 | $ 9,227.35 | 26.70% | $ 9,068.52 | 26.70% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 16 | $ 893.40 | $ 624.50 | 14.80% | $ 132.22 | 14.80% |
| Electronics (General) | 137 | $ 37,275.97 | $ 8,435.55 | 22.86% | $ 8,521.02 | 22.86% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | $ 15,228.34 | $ 1,647.38 | 17.83% | $ 2,715.11 | 17.83% |
| Entertainment | 108 | $ 117,839.72 | $ 5,106.13 | 30.47% | $ 35,903.08 | 30.47% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 58 | $ 33,821.36 | $ 4,361.58 | 38.91% | $ 13,160.92 | 38.91% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 36 | $ 8,211.89 | $ 715.15 | 4.30% | $ 353.33 | 4.30% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 223 | $ 98,914.04 | $ 3,374.97 | 0.97% | $ 959.07 | 0.97% |
| Food Processing | 92 | $ 132,619.79 | $ 3,837.27 | 32.40% | $ 42,975.06 | 32.40% |
| Food Wholesalers | 15 | $ 12,871.80 | $ 1,459.90 | 20.50% | $ 2,638.39 | 20.50% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 32 | $ 9,300.61 | $ 968.16 | 16.03% | $ 1,491.33 | 16.03% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 20 | $ 981.56 | $ 86.90 | 2.04% | $ 20.06 | 2.04% |
| Healthcare Products | 244 | $ 113,614.03 | $ 8,705.11 | 29.84% | $ 33,905.41 | 29.84% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 131 | $ 335,118.42 | $ 33,794.60 | 29.37% | $ 98,410.60 | 29.37% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 142 | $ 149,309.98 | $ 39,679.34 | 39.61% | $ 59,142.63 | 39.61% |
| Homebuilding | 29 | $ 6,667.09 | $ 238.90 | 4.45% | $ 296.42 | 4.45% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | $ 30,210.09 | $ 2,127.81 | 20.22% | $ 6,107.61 | 20.22% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 66 | $ 55,211.23 | $ 4,112.80 | 15.22% | $ 8,400.70 | 15.22% |
| Household Products | 118 | $ 66,896.65 | $ 1,975.72 | 26.00% | $ 17,390.25 | 26.00% |
| Information Services | 79 | $ 182,739.63 | $ 11,635.04 | 29.89% | $ 54,624.06 | 29.89% |
| Insurance (General) | 23 | $ 34,322.33 | $ 2,541.16 | 3.97% | $ 1,361.93 | 3.97% |
| Insurance (Life) | 24 | $ 14,997.40 | $ 1,295.70 | 0.48% | $ 71.45 | 0.48% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 52 | $ 20,024.33 | $ 1,079.00 | 2.49% | $ 497.67 | 2.49% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 687 | $ 71,150.84 | $ 6,642.03 | 3.63% | $ 2,584.28 | 3.63% |
| Machinery | 111 | $ 79,835.86 | $ 2,714.75 | 32.21% | $ 25,715.00 | 32.21% |
| Metals & Mining | 74 | $ 674.00 | $ (233.30) | 0.70% | $ 4.69 | 0.70% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 18 | $ 4,789.70 | $ 1,311.80 | 22.06% | $ 1,056.44 | 22.06% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | $ 4,402.00 | $ (14.00) | 0.67% | $ 29.67 | 0.67% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 183 | $ 4,789.02 | $ 99.86 | 1.06% | $ 50.57 | 1.06% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 21 | $ 21,074.26 | $ 127.51 | 8.66% | $ 1,825.46 | 8.66% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 100 | $ 39,873.99 | $ 899.44 | 9.75% | $ 3,885.85 | 9.75% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | $ 38,993.96 | $ 103.38 | 20.86% | $ 8,133.46 | 20.86% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 11 | $ 1,215.56 | $ 548.16 | 9.34% | $ 113.55 | 9.34% |
| Power | 50 | $ 67,131.00 | $ (375.20) | 4.62% | $ 3,098.40 | 4.62% |
| Precious Metals | 76 | $ 2,790.07 | $ 18.89 | 5.52% | $ 154.10 | 5.52% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 21 | $ 9,620.07 | $ 1,568.80 | 24.76% | $ 2,381.50 | 24.76% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | $ 52,396.43 | $ 5,975.38 | 3.03% | $ 1,589.71 | 3.03% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 19 | $ 137.40 | $ 3.20 | 1.02% | $ 1.40 | 1.02% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 10 | $ 20.06 | $ 16.50 | 0.35% | $ 0.07 | 0.35% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 51 | $ 15,836.36 | $ 2,196.77 | 14.49% | $ 2,294.98 | 14.49% |
| Recreation | 60 | $ 15,140.00 | $ 5,812.84 | 19.57% | $ 2,963.53 | 19.57% |
| Reinsurance | 2 | $ 631.80 | $ 19.40 | 0.51% | $ 3.24 | 0.51% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 70 | $ 18,800.38 | $ 2,488.24 | 11.11% | $ 2,089.02 | 11.11% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 32 | $ 10,440.63 | $ 1,148.16 | 7.74% | $ 808.02 | 7.74% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 16 | $ 8,467.47 | $ 5,675.60 | 5.75% | $ 486.47 | 5.75% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 68 | $ 26,834.39 | $ 3,348.78 | 15.42% | $ 4,137.71 | 15.42% |
| Retail (General) | 16 | $ 38,525.40 | $ (993.30) | 8.11% | $ 3,125.50 | 8.11% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | $ 5,939.32 | $ 310.97 | 6.33% | $ 376.01 | 6.33% |
| Retail (Online) | 60 | $ 30,567.27 | $ 3,019.60 | 6.58% | $ 2,012.84 | 6.58% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 76 | $ 23,229.62 | $ 1,145.28 | 7.99% | $ 1,856.58 | 7.99% |
| Rubber& Tires | 2 | $ 1,017.00 | $ 624.00 | 4.70% | $ 47.84 | 4.70% |
| Semiconductor | 67 | $ 144,052.03 | $ 22,407.39 | 24.17% | $ 34,816.09 | 24.17% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 34 | $ 11,965.27 | $ 181.38 | 13.77% | $ 1,648.10 | 13.77% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | $ 766.50 | $ (219.10) | 6.57% | $ 50.38 | 6.57% |
| Shoe | 12 | $ 1,123.83 | $ 187.08 | 2.09% | $ 23.46 | 2.09% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 88 | $ 59,745.31 | $ 5,280.85 | 10.13% | $ 6,049.78 | 10.13% |
| Software (Internet) | 36 | $ 24,308.66 | $ 10,023.56 | 33.59% | $ 8,165.53 | 33.59% |
| Software (System & Application) | 375 | $ 274,630.04 | $ 67,602.62 | 28.25% | $ 77,573.55 | 28.25% |
| Steel | 28 | $ 8,375.18 | $ 2,412.76 | 7.60% | $ 636.17 | 7.60% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 17 | $ 13,232.37 | $ 1,640.65 | 5.77% | $ 763.31 | 5.77% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 82 | $ 62,861.12 | $ 9,365.53 | 34.40% | $ 21,623.57 | 34.40% |
| Telecom. Services | 42 | $ 181,196.74 | $ (15,093.44) | 17.91% | $ 32,458.47 | 17.91% |
| Tobacco | 16 | $ 12,411.92 | $ 1,219.10 | 14.17% | $ 1,759.01 | 14.17% |
| Transportation | 17 | $ 14,842.62 | $ 1,632.66 | 8.05% | $ 1,194.42 | 8.05% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | $ - | $ - | 0.00% | $ - | #DIV/0! |
| Trucking | 34 | $ 16,241.57 | $ 2,109.10 | 9.81% | $ 1,593.12 | 9.81% |
| Utility (General) | 16 | $ 27,410.80 | $ (1,263.10) | 4.94% | $ 1,353.45 | 4.94% |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | $ 4,526.68 | $ 22.42 | 8.84% | $ 400.11 | 8.84% |
| Total Market | 7229 | $ 4,617,882.55 | $ 379,635.19 | 7.22% | $ 333,552.95 | 7.22% |
Last updated in January 2022
By Aswath Damodaran