Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2025
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Industry name | Number of firms | After-tax Operating Margin | Sales/ Invested Capital (LTM) | Return on Capital |
Advertising | 54 | 10.53% | 4.19 | 44.19% |
Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 7.03% | 2.62 | 18.41% |
Air Transport | 24 | 4.95% | 1.75 | 8.64% |
Apparel | 37 | 8.84% | 1.73 | 15.34% |
Auto & Truck | 34 | 3.24% | 1.15 | 3.73% |
Auto Parts | 33 | 4.75% | 2.43 | 11.51% |
Bank (Money Center) | 15 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Banks (Regional) | 591 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Beverage (Alcoholic) | 18 | 20.99% | 0.85 | 17.86% |
Beverage (Soft) | 29 | 18.74% | 1.67 | 31.37% |
Broadcasting | 22 | 11.17% | 1.14 | 12.68% |
Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Building Materials | 39 | 11.08% | 2.66 | 29.43% |
Business & Consumer Services | 152 | 10.91% | 2.66 | 29.03% |
Cable TV | 9 | 16.25% | 0.85 | 13.82% |
Chemical (Basic) | 31 | 5.75% | 1.59 | 9.11% |
Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 4.38% | 1.31 | 5.74% |
Chemical (Specialty) | 60 | 10.91% | 1.13 | 12.37% |
Coal & Related Energy | 16 | 10.73% | 1.24 | 13.31% |
Computer Services | 63 | 5.77% | 4.71 | 27.19% |
Computers/Peripherals | 35 | 20.91% | 3.34 | 69.95% |
Construction Supplies | 46 | 13.15% | 1.56 | 20.57% |
Diversified | 21 | 31.35% | 0.80 | 25.07% |
Drugs (Biotechnology) | 535 | 7.47% | 0.93 | 6.98% |
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 231 | 25.00% | 1.01 | 25.38% |
Education | 29 | 7.55% | 1.86 | 14.03% |
Electrical Equipment | 101 | 7.26% | 2.09 | 15.16% |
Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 11 | -4.87% | 2.74 | -13.33% |
Electronics (General) | 122 | 7.82% | 2.17 | 17.00% |
Engineering/Construction | 42 | 4.98% | 3.86 | 19.24% |
Entertainment | 96 | 8.09% | 1.41 | 11.38% |
Environmental & Waste Services | 50 | 14.09% | 2.32 | 32.68% |
Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 6.81% | 1.57 | 10.67% |
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 166 | 14.50% | 0.07 | 0.99% |
Food Processing | 77 | 10.91% | 1.70 | 18.52% |
Food Wholesalers | 14 | 2.22% | 7.78 | 17.30% |
Furn/Home Furnishings | 28 | 6.07% | 1.96 | 11.89% |
Green & Renewable Energy | 18 | 19.50% | 0.19 | 3.67% |
Healthcare Products | 218 | 14.53% | 1.33 | 19.39% |
Healthcare Support Services | 113 | 3.13% | 14.65 | 45.79% |
Heathcare Information and Technology | 116 | 12.98% | 1.22 | 15.86% |
Homebuilding | 30 | 12.82% | 1.64 | 21.05% |
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 33 | 11.04% | 1.92 | 21.25% |
Hotel/Gaming | 65 | 13.32% | 0.98 | 13.01% |
Household Products | 101 | 17.08% | 2.22 | 37.87% |
Information Services | 16 | 10.38% | 2.73 | 28.35% |
Insurance (General) | 22 | 15.05% | 1.16 | 17.52% |
Insurance (Life) | 19 | 7.05% | 0.99 | 6.96% |
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 11.50% | 1.91 | 21.99% |
Investments & Asset Management | 231 | 13.25% | 0.52 | 6.85% |
Machinery | 109 | 14.20% | 1.97 | 27.94% |
Metals & Mining | 64 | 22.24% | 1.23 | 27.32% |
Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 7.34% | 2.33 | 17.09% |
Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 10.26% | 1.27 | 13.01% |
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 147 | 27.93% | 0.67 | 18.64% |
Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 24.90% | 0.49 | 12.18% |
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 4.72% | 3.13 | 14.77% |
Packaging & Container | 22 | 8.55% | 1.74 | 14.91% |
Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 7.89% | 2.47 | 19.52% |
Power | 48 | 17.29% | 0.38 | 6.57% |
Precious Metals | 60 | 18.55% | 0.71 | 13.16% |
Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 7.48% | 2.26 | 16.87% |
R.E.I.T. | 192 | 21.83% | 0.14 | 3.09% |
Real Estate (Development) | 15 | 13.15% | 0.28 | 3.73% |
Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 10.63% | 0.37 | 3.97% |
Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 1.40% | 2.31 | 3.24% |
Recreation | 50 | 6.85% | 1.29 | 8.86% |
Reinsurance | 1 | 4.42% | 2.24 | 9.89% |
Restaurant/Dining | 62 | 12.73% | 1.66 | 21.08% |
Retail (Automotive) | 29 | 4.91% | 2.47 | 12.10% |
Retail (Building Supply) | 13 | 10.34% | 3.57 | 36.93% |
Retail (Distributors) | 66 | 9.33% | 1.88 | 17.56% |
Retail (General) | 24 | 5.01% | 3.60 | 18.00% |
Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | 2.07% | 4.89 | 10.12% |
Retail (REITs) | 28 | 36.83% | 0.14 | 5.00% |
Retail (Special Lines) | 98 | 4.88% | 3.68 | 17.94% |
Rubber& Tires | 3 | 4.26% | 1.50 | 6.39% |
Semiconductor | 63 | 30.19% | 1.10 | 33.28% |
Semiconductor Equip | 30 | 22.43% | 1.68 | 37.76% |
Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 14.11% | 0.94 | 13.23% |
Shoe | 12 | 11.58% | 2.54 | 29.35% |
Software (Entertainment) | 81 | 31.34% | 1.40 | 43.78% |
Software (Internet) | 29 | 4.19% | 1.23 | 5.16% |
Software (System & Application) | 333 | 28.77% | 1.71 | 49.32% |
Steel | 27 | 6.75% | 1.86 | 12.52% |
Telecom (Wireless) | 11 | 16.09% | 0.52 | 8.31% |
Telecom. Equipment | 61 | 17.64% | 2.67 | 47.09% |
Telecom. Services | 32 | 19.89% | 0.59 | 11.78% |
Tobacco | 12 | 36.07% | 1.73 | 62.38% |
Transportation | 21 | 6.01% | 1.94 | 11.68% |
Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 31.70% | 0.48 | 15.06% |
Trucking | 24 | 5.80% | 1.63 | 9.44% |
Utility (General) | 14 | 20.61% | 0.29 | 6.05% |
Utility (Water) | 15 | 29.31% | 0.24 | 6.96% |
Total Market | 6062 | 11.30% | 0.84 | 9.53% |
Total Market (without financials) | 4935 | 11.33% | 1.56 | 17.68% |