Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2022
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of firms | Price/Sales | Net Margin | EV/Sales | Pre-tax Operating Margin |
| Advertising | 49 | 1.52 | 3.10% | 2.03 | 10.91% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 73 | 1.89 | 3.41% | 2.33 | 7.86% |
| Air Transport | 21 | 1.03 | -7.66% | 2.14 | -23.78% |
| Apparel | 39 | 1.52 | 7.06% | 1.82 | 12.70% |
| Auto & Truck | 26 | 4.22 | 3.96% | 4.88 | 5.30% |
| Auto Parts | 38 | 0.86 | 1.34% | 1.06 | 6.53% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | 3.07 | 32.61% | 4.00 | -0.04% |
| Banks (Regional) | 563 | 4.00 | 31.31% | 3.57 | -0.27% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 21 | 4.00 | 5.07% | 4.78 | 23.01% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 32 | 4.38 | 14.47% | 4.97 | 20.74% |
| Broadcasting | 28 | 0.95 | 10.40% | 1.85 | 18.13% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 31 | 2.45 | 20.34% | 5.20 | 1.01% |
| Building Materials | 44 | 1.87 | 8.40% | 2.14 | 11.76% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 160 | 2.28 | 4.97% | 2.65 | 9.17% |
| Cable TV | 11 | 2.13 | 11.24% | 3.33 | 19.21% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 35 | 0.89 | 11.43% | 1.20 | 15.01% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 0.98 | 8.09% | 1.33 | 9.66% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 81 | 2.88 | 11.53% | 3.33 | 13.52% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 18 | 1.12 | -5.14% | 1.36 | -2.80% |
| Computer Services | 83 | 1.27 | 3.42% | 1.53 | 6.84% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 46 | 5.07 | 18.72% | 5.33 | 20.73% |
| Construction Supplies | 48 | 1.99 | 7.92% | 2.39 | 11.04% |
| Diversified | 22 | 2.49 | 22.58% | 2.81 | 30.23% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 581 | 6.67 | -0.62% | 7.06 | 12.12% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 298 | 4.75 | 11.03% | 5.25 | 24.70% |
| Education | 35 | 2.52 | 7.17% | 2.72 | 5.41% |
| Electrical Equipment | 104 | 3.70 | 7.26% | 3.98 | 11.60% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 16 | 1.65 | 7.08% | 1.55 | 4.98% |
| Electronics (General) | 137 | 2.70 | 7.02% | 2.88 | 10.40% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 0.92 | 1.81% | 1.06 | 4.95% |
| Entertainment | 108 | 5.85 | 3.86% | 6.37 | 8.04% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 58 | 3.03 | 6.72% | 3.63 | 13.11% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 36 | 0.97 | 6.03% | 1.26 | 7.62% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 223 | 3.13 | 32.33% | 25.04 | 13.95% |
| Food Processing | 92 | 1.76 | 8.44% | 2.23 | 13.60% |
| Food Wholesalers | 15 | 0.37 | 0.69% | 0.52 | 1.86% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 32 | 1.05 | 7.64% | 1.25 | 11.04% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 20 | 6.39 | -19.78% | 10.38 | 23.43% |
| Healthcare Products | 244 | 6.67 | 12.92% | 7.00 | 17.90% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 131 | 0.66 | 2.42% | 0.78 | 4.16% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 142 | 7.33 | 16.64% | 7.78 | 18.14% |
| Homebuilding | 29 | 1.22 | 12.73% | 1.37 | 16.29% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | 1.02 | 7.23% | 1.68 | 12.45% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 66 | 6.50 | -28.56% | 8.87 | -14.03% |
| Household Products | 118 | 3.99 | 12.45% | 4.38 | 18.48% |
| Information Services | 79 | 8.21 | 16.92% | 8.75 | 23.92% |
| Insurance (General) | 23 | 1.97 | 12.64% | 2.38 | 16.98% |
| Insurance (Life) | 24 | 0.85 | 8.87% | 1.35 | 12.09% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 52 | 1.13 | 10.30% | 1.31 | 15.76% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 687 | 4.69 | 25.18% | 5.42 | 16.09% |
| Machinery | 111 | 2.97 | 10.79% | 3.25 | 14.85% |
| Metals & Mining | 74 | 2.49 | 11.92% | 2.70 | 26.37% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 18 | 0.96 | 2.55% | 1.31 | 6.01% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 1.28 | 0.92% | 1.59 | 7.44% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 183 | 2.48 | 2.79% | 3.10 | -2.45% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 21 | 1.94 | 5.19% | 3.59 | 16.57% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 100 | 0.52 | 1.55% | 0.74 | 1.35% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 1.15 | 5.75% | 1.63 | 9.89% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 11 | 0.86 | 12.23% | 1.14 | 18.78% |
| Power | 50 | 2.62 | 9.06% | 4.41 | 18.69% |
| Precious Metals | 76 | 4.12 | 14.48% | 4.25 | 27.58% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 21 | 1.05 | 3.55% | 1.31 | 7.68% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 9.44 | 21.77% | 14.23 | 20.40% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 19 | 3.21 | -0.97% | 5.23 | 5.16% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 10 | 5.26 | 14.98% | 6.06 | 15.33% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 51 | 1.50 | -3.17% | 2.18 | -2.69% |
| Recreation | 60 | 2.24 | 4.78% | 2.73 | 10.23% |
| Reinsurance | 2 | 0.60 | 4.61% | 0.69 | 7.29% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 70 | 4.13 | 12.63% | 5.12 | 12.29% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 32 | 0.87 | 4.81% | 1.17 | 6.28% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 16 | 2.37 | 9.63% | 2.63 | 14.21% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 68 | 1.43 | 5.40% | 1.85 | 9.82% |
| Retail (General) | 16 | 0.86 | 2.65% | 0.96 | 5.13% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | 0.28 | 1.11% | 0.45 | 1.83% |
| Retail (Online) | 60 | 3.53 | 7.26% | 3.73 | 5.49% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 76 | 0.88 | 4.53% | 1.11 | 6.77% |
| Rubber& Tires | 2 | 0.37 | 1.71% | 0.88 | 5.72% |
| Semiconductor | 67 | 8.34 | 25.72% | 8.69 | 27.43% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 34 | 6.01 | 22.60% | 6.08 | 27.10% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 1.26 | 7.89% | 1.69 | 17.67% |
| Shoe | 12 | 4.79 | 12.57% | 4.85 | 15.37% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 88 | 8.10 | 29.04% | 8.12 | 30.69% |
| Software (Internet) | 36 | 16.25 | -10.36% | 17.07 | -2.34% |
| Software (System & Application) | 375 | 12.44 | 19.66% | 12.84 | 24.02% |
| Steel | 28 | 0.71 | 10.96% | 0.88 | 16.18% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 17 | 1.70 | 4.82% | 2.96 | 9.84% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 82 | 4.52 | 14.96% | 4.74 | 19.80% |
| Telecom. Services | 42 | 1.27 | 7.80% | 2.44 | 20.75% |
| Tobacco | 16 | 4.13 | 20.58% | 5.06 | 44.38% |
| Transportation | 17 | 1.31 | 5.97% | 1.52 | 8.11% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 7.22 | 28.90% | 8.55 | 41.56% |
| Trucking | 34 | 2.17 | 1.85% | 2.59 | 5.36% |
| Utility (General) | 16 | 2.86 | 10.37% | 4.81 | 18.96% |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | 7.77 | 18.77% | 10.39 | 29.94% |
| Total Market | 7229 | 2.88 | 9.84% | 3.76 | 11.61% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5619 | 2.91 | 8.19% | 3.37 | 12.00% |