Historical
(Compounded Annual) Growth Rates by SectorData Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2021
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | CAGR in Net Income- Last 5 years | CAGR in Revenues- Last 5 years | Expected Growth in Revenues - Next 2 years | Expected Growth in EPS - Next 5 years |
| Advertising | 61 | -0.96% | 8.31% | -3.66% | 83.44% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 72 | 6.69% | 5.28% | 3.26% | 5.78% |
| Air Transport | 17 | 17.40% | -6.82% | -16.03% | -14.27% |
| Apparel | 51 | -2.26% | -3.56% | 3.41% | 13.60% |
| Auto & Truck | 19 | -3.42% | 12.19% | 62.24% | 18.80% |
| Auto Parts | 52 | -1.74% | 4.02% | 77.77% | 12.42% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | -5.48% | -0.78% | -3.27% | 5.27% |
| Banks (Regional) | 598 | 13.01% | 8.82% | 5.71% | 5.74% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 23 | 7.27% | 14.39% | 9.26% | 17.53% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 41 | 12.74% | 27.08% | 15.28% | 10.24% |
| Broadcasting | 29 | 8.50% | 5.80% | 4.18% | 12.93% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 39 | 15.85% | 9.51% | 7.78% | 8.88% |
| Building Materials | 42 | 12.50% | 7.47% | 5.77% | 15.28% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 169 | 6.27% | 7.53% | 2.12% | 12.28% |
| Cable TV | 13 | 13.14% | 6.70% | 5.24% | 29.41% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 48 | 6.74% | 22.51% | 0.29% | 9.70% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 5 | 36.25% | 28.99% | 1.31% | 5.55% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 97 | 2.65% | 5.94% | 4.16% | 9.18% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 29 | 5.04% | -14.18% | 2.89% | -20.90% |
| Computer Services | 116 | 10.48% | 9.40% | 2.71% | 9.98% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 52 | 7.68% | 4.06% | 3.97% | 12.30% |
| Construction Supplies | 46 | 7.57% | 3.50% | -2.25% | 11.21% |
| Diversified | 29 | 6.42% | 0.51% | 1.25% | 9.58% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 547 | 12.16% | 32.64% | 144.01% | 18.96% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 287 | 11.69% | 32.66% | 140.37% | 11.28% |
| Education | 38 | 13.21% | 1.01% | 61.18% | 14.76% |
| Electrical Equipment | 122 | 1.57% | 4.21% | 21.22% | 1.85% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 22 | 3.08% | 1.69% | 10.81% | 20.95% |
| Electronics (General) | 157 | 0.18% | 2.88% | 26.91% | 15.15% |
| Engineering/Construction | 61 | 18.04% | 3.57% | 15.26% | 11.33% |
| Entertainment | 118 | 33.10% | 6.35% | 13.34% | 17.03% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 86 | 8.97% | 7.88% | 3.96% | 11.58% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 32 | 8.74% | -0.77% | 23.81% | 17.84% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 235 | 13.06% | 9.08% | 4.82% | 13.59% |
| Food Processing | 101 | 2.15% | 6.85% | 9.58% | 13.87% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | -0.35% | 12.01% | 1.75% | 11.97% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 40 | -0.77% | 5.08% | 14.29% | 15.23% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 25 | -5.67% | -0.09% | 19.03% | 12.25% |
| Healthcare Products | 265 | 13.26% | 13.90% | 52.62% | 16.92% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 129 | 15.46% | 17.54% | 19.49% | 16.32% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 139 | 15.88% | 15.02% | 15.48% | 21.56% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 20.52% | 13.52% | 13.43% | 16.91% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 32 | 2.19% | 4.24% | 2.77% | 13.75% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 66 | -11.16% | -0.38% | -4.59% | -15.51% |
| Household Products | 140 | 17.15% | 14.18% | 10.35% | 9.46% |
| Information Services | 77 | 7.87% | 12.19% | 25.51% | 11.15% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 7.53% | 5.51% | 14.74% | 33.98% |
| Insurance (Life) | 26 | 2.23% | 3.35% | 2.36% | 7.81% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 55 | 8.63% | 3.09% | 3.26% | 8.58% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 348 | 0.50% | 0.65% | 4.77% | 10.73% |
| Machinery | 125 | 2.63% | 3.44% | 0.46% | 12.27% |
| Metals & Mining | 86 | -5.92% | 4.02% | 2.52% | 72.06% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 22 | -4.71% | 0.78% | -2.42% | 8.16% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 3 | -30.10% | -1.24% | -8.53% | 7.20% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 278 | -22.26% | -1.17% | -7.24% | -25.81% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 57 | 5.44% | 10.74% | -4.88% | 6.69% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 135 | 4.74% | -6.86% | -12.99% | 7.98% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 16.02% | 2.52% | 1.12% | 11.40% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 15 | 11.70% | 0.51% | -4.05% | 7.00% |
| Power | 55 | 11.22% | 1.01% | 3.70% | 7.02% |
| Precious Metals | 93 | -5.15% | 3.17% | 46.13% | 12.85% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 29 | 18.73% | 0.31% | -3.01% | 9.21% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 12.16% | 6.81% | 2.20% | 2.10% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 25 | 0.00% | -19.92% | 19.50% | 14.50% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 18.97% | 9.20% | -11.27% | -3.24% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 61 | -7.67% | 2.10% | 8.39% | 21.97% |
| Recreation | 69 | 4.24% | 2.62% | 8.36% | 22.98% |
| Reinsurance | 2 | -0.46% | 9.11% | 2.00% | 30.10% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 79 | -3.93% | 0.84% | 5.50% | 12.54% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 5.81% | 3.20% | 14.23% | 13.29% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 15 | 11.71% | 6.42% | 13.02% | 18.72% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 85 | 10.79% | 4.67% | 1.48% | 9.94% |
| Retail (General) | 17 | 20.83% | 2.41% | 3.21% | 2.14% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 10.56% | 6.28% | 5.34% | 12.26% |
| Retail (Online) | 75 | 26.96% | 9.28% | 25.59% | 20.17% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 85 | 2.38% | 5.57% | 1.74% | 9.91% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | -7.92% | -4.21% | -0.83% | 7.45% |
| Semiconductor | 70 | 10.05% | 3.77% | 13.06% | 13.63% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 40 | 19.32% | 8.49% | 24.94% | 24.68% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | -7.16% | 3.10% | -2.26% | 11.30% |
| Shoe | 11 | -2.95% | -0.11% | 4.66% | 15.84% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 101 | 9.33% | -0.41% | 23.95% | 19.72% |
| Software (Internet) | 36 | 15.10% | 19.34% | 21.82% | 23.68% |
| Software (System & Application) | 388 | 15.34% | 18.93% | 25.08% | 22.61% |
| Steel | 32 | 22.85% | 0.47% | 2.65% | 1.93% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 16 | 16.21% | 6.53% | -6.84% | 10.30% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 96 | 23.07% | 31.65% | 31.96% | 14.07% |
| Telecom. Services | 58 | 21.45% | 7.79% | 11.36% | 6.90% |
| Tobacco | 15 | -9.18% | 52.82% | 3.22% | 9.83% |
| Transportation | 21 | 4.76% | 9.42% | 5.24% | 11.20% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 6 | 3.71% | -1.47% | -1.61% | 9.37% |
| Trucking | 35 | 2.85% | 3.06% | 3.83% | 4.76% |
| Utility (General) | 16 | 12.80% | 2.27% | -0.13% | 4.95% |
| Utility (Water) | 17 | 2.27% | 12.74% | 11.54% | 8.56% |
| Total Market | 7582 | 9.58% | 8.86% | 24.33% | 11.64% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6253 | 9.65% | 9.40% | 28.37% | 12.17% |