Margin/ ROIC
by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2024
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry name | Number of firms | After-tax Operating Margin | Sales/ Invested Capital (LTM) | Return on Capital |
| Advertising | 57 | 9.60% | 3.28 | 31.52% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 70 | 8.15% | 1.98 | 16.17% |
| Air Transport | 25 | 6.15% | 1.78 | 10.92% |
| Apparel | 38 | 8.63% | 1.77 | 15.29% |
| Auto & Truck | 34 | 4.95% | 1.05 | 5.19% |
| Auto Parts | 39 | 5.07% | 2.00 | 10.16% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 0.07% | 0.27 | 0.02% |
| Banks (Regional) | 625 | -0.15% | 0.37 | -0.05% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 19 | 18.59% | 0.90 | 16.67% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | 18.10% | 1.69 | 30.65% |
| Broadcasting | 22 | 10.81% | 1.12 | 12.06% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 27 | 0.47% | 0.28 | 0.13% |
| Building Materials | 44 | 11.04% | 2.29 | 25.27% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 162 | 10.09% | 2.72 | 27.45% |
| Cable TV | 10 | 14.56% | 0.78 | 11.31% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 32 | 7.30% | 1.62 | 11.81% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 1.23% | 1.28 | 1.57% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 68 | 11.67% | 1.16 | 13.51% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 18 | 20.01% | 1.47 | 29.50% |
| Computer Services | 72 | 6.74% | 3.59 | 24.17% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | 19.66% | 1.92 | 37.80% |
| Construction Supplies | 45 | 13.14% | 1.53 | 20.16% |
| Diversified | 23 | 21.86% | 0.93 | 20.40% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 572 | 3.82% | 0.41 | 1.56% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 245 | 20.80% | 0.64 | 13.38% |
| Education | 31 | 4.60% | 1.29 | 5.93% |
| Electrical Equipment | 103 | 9.05% | 1.47 | 13.27% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 13 | 0.57% | 1.67 | 0.95% |
| Electronics (General) | 129 | 9.01% | 1.68 | 15.11% |
| Engineering/Construction | 43 | 4.04% | 3.11 | 12.58% |
| Entertainment | 98 | 6.83% | 1.11 | 7.56% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 57 | 13.07% | 2.29 | 29.94% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 42 | 9.79% | 1.83 | 17.93% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 172 | 13.57% | 0.06 | 0.88% |
| Food Processing | 82 | 10.02% | 1.72 | 17.23% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 1.87% | 8.02 | 14.96% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 31 | 5.26% | 1.96 | 10.31% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 17 | 20.82% | 0.20 | 4.15% |
| Healthcare Products | 230 | 13.19% | 0.99 | 13.08% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 119 | 3.55% | 12.88 | 45.74% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 128 | 13.71% | 1.04 | 14.28% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 13.50% | 1.55 | 20.91% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 32 | 10.76% | 1.87 | 20.16% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 68 | 12.38% | 0.81 | 9.99% |
| Household Products | 93 | 15.63% | 1.99 | 31.17% |
| Information Services | 18 | 10.41% | 2.19 | 22.74% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 13.18% | 1.19 | 15.65% |
| Insurance (Life) | 23 | 0.12% | 0.94 | 0.11% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 6.56% | 1.69 | 11.12% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 334 | 13.00% | 0.47 | 6.16% |
| Machinery | 103 | 13.31% | 1.87 | 24.91% |
| Metals & Mining | 68 | 19.17% | 1.25 | 24.03% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 17 | 6.24% | 2.07 | 12.93% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 12.44% | 1.37 | 17.04% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 166 | 35.57% | 0.80 | 28.41% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 34.68% | 0.59 | 20.60% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 100 | 7.89% | 3.55 | 28.02% |
| Packaging & Container | 22 | 8.17% | 1.74 | 14.21% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 7 | 8.84% | 2.14 | 18.90% |
| Power | 50 | 14.06% | 0.41 | 5.78% |
| Precious Metals | 61 | 9.29% | 0.51 | 4.69% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 21 | 6.92% | 2.00 | 13.86% |
| R.E.I.T. | 193 | 21.34% | 0.14 | 2.98% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 17 | 11.00% | 0.27 | 2.93% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 14.26% | 0.37 | 5.31% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 0.05% | 1.45 | 0.07% |
| Recreation | 55 | 7.43% | 1.28 | 9.54% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 7.44% | 4.05 | 30.12% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | 12.07% | 1.62 | 19.56% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 4.94% | 2.67 | 13.20% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 16 | 10.83% | 3.64 | 39.43% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | 10.25% | 1.82 | 18.61% |
| Retail (General) | 26 | 4.10% | 2.41 | 9.89% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 2.31% | 4.76 | 10.99% |
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | 34.12% | 0.13 | 4.46% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 105 | 4.34% | 3.11 | 13.50% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 2.16% | 1.45 | 3.12% |
| Semiconductor | 63 | 19.58% | 0.58 | 11.37% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 22.05% | 1.16 | 25.68% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 11.14% | 0.83 | 9.24% |
| Shoe | 13 | 10.80% | 2.23 | 24.04% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 84 | 26.81% | 0.74 | 19.94% |
| Software (Internet) | 35 | -0.76% | 0.64 | -0.48% |
| Software (System & Application) | 351 | 25.23% | 0.92 | 23.22% |
| Steel | 29 | 10.24% | 2.17 | 22.18% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 13 | 13.52% | 0.48 | 6.55% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 66 | 19.48% | 1.45 | 28.18% |
| Telecom. Services | 42 | 19.60% | 0.60 | 11.80% |
| Tobacco | 16 | 36.92% | 2.18 | 80.36% |
| Transportation | 36 | 7.48% | 2.07 | 15.48% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 28.91% | 0.49 | 14.26% |
| Trucking | 22 | 6.92% | 1.84 | 12.75% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 18.60% | 0.35 | 6.47% |
| Utility (Water) | 13 | 27.28% | 0.25 | 6.80% |
| Total Market | 6481 | 10.68% | 0.79 | 8.41% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5214 | 11.42% | 1.28 | 14.67% |