Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2021
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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 | 61 | 1.16 | 0.34% | 1.83 | 10.34% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 72 | 1.61 | 2.49% | 2.01 | 7.56% |
| Air Transport | 17 | 0.94 | -25.03% | 1.97 | -19.36% |
| Apparel | 51 | 1.60 | -3.94% | 2.03 | 5.93% |
| Auto & Truck | 19 | 2.71 | 1.40% | 3.58 | 1.99% |
| Auto Parts | 52 | 1.37 | -4.45% | 1.60 | 4.17% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | 3.13 | 20.98% | 5.32 | -0.11% |
| Banks (Regional) | 598 | 3.74 | 23.79% | 4.47 | -0.41% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 23 | 4.37 | 11.95% | 5.30 | 23.84% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 41 | 4.32 | 14.10% | 5.08 | 20.10% |
| Broadcasting | 29 | 1.03 | 0.12% | 2.08 | 19.03% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 39 | 2.05 | 12.71% | 4.93 | -0.02% |
| Building Materials | 42 | 1.68 | 5.06% | 2.00 | 10.97% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 169 | 2.51 | 2.47% | 2.97 | 9.12% |
| Cable TV | 13 | 2.60 | 8.50% | 3.85 | 18.07% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 48 | 1.05 | -0.72% | 1.52 | 7.30% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 5 | 1.18 | 6.43% | 1.72 | 5.87% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 97 | 2.73 | 2.21% | 3.27 | 12.26% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 29 | 0.64 | -31.79% | 1.08 | -8.48% |
| Computer Services | 116 | 1.11 | 3.62% | 1.43 | 7.88% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 52 | 4.83 | 12.48% | 5.14 | 15.53% |
| Construction Supplies | 46 | 1.80 | 5.86% | 2.27 | 9.43% |
| Diversified | 29 | 2.29 | 12.18% | 2.80 | 18.14% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 547 | 8.09 | -0.94% | 8.73 | 9.36% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 287 | 4.91 | 14.10% | 5.55 | 24.04% |
| Education | 38 | 2.48 | -4.82% | 2.81 | 8.72% |
| Electrical Equipment | 122 | 3.33 | 7.63% | 3.66 | 12.82% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 22 | 1.36 | -1.53% | 1.32 | 2.05% |
| Electronics (General) | 157 | 2.39 | 3.49% | 2.54 | 7.57% |
| Engineering/Construction | 61 | 0.77 | 0.75% | 0.90 | 4.32% |
| Entertainment | 118 | 6.24 | -3.00% | 6.81 | 6.98% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 86 | 2.72 | 3.52% | 3.34 | 12.09% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 32 | 0.97 | 3.81% | 1.35 | 6.67% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 235 | 3.26 | 20.13% | 31.49 | 12.20% |
| Food Processing | 101 | 1.71 | 6.38% | 2.19 | 12.95% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | 0.38 | -0.36% | 0.54 | 1.54% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 40 | 1.08 | 4.63% | 1.31 | 8.15% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 25 | 8.13 | -34.82% | 13.15 | 25.84% |
| Healthcare Products | 265 | 6.94 | 10.91% | 7.42 | 14.29% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 129 | 0.55 | 2.63% | 0.68 | 4.84% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 139 | 6.78 | 10.61% | 7.33 | 13.19% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 1.03 | 9.04% | 1.21 | 11.82% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 32 | 0.84 | 3.70% | 1.54 | 9.48% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 66 | 5.54 | -30.78% | 8.08 | -14.77% |
| Household Products | 140 | 3.70 | 11.71% | 4.09 | 18.27% |
| Information Services | 77 | 9.94 | 15.76% | 10.54 | 23.52% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 1.49 | 1.43% | 1.97 | 12.90% |
| Insurance (Life) | 26 | 0.74 | 6.54% | 1.31 | 8.48% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 55 | 1.23 | 6.68% | 1.44 | 10.89% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 348 | 4.54 | 19.51% | 5.87 | 16.70% |
| Machinery | 125 | 2.68 | 6.58% | 3.06 | 13.26% |
| Metals & Mining | 86 | 2.57 | 1.64% | 3.00 | 11.28% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 22 | 0.85 | 1.95% | 1.12 | 7.58% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 3 | 1.10 | -7.20% | 1.54 | -3.98% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 278 | 1.77 | -78.85% | 2.91 | -20.70% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 57 | 1.07 | 0.96% | 2.42 | 17.38% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 135 | 0.45 | -10.98% | 0.73 | 0.72% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 1.15 | 2.98% | 1.72 | 9.82% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 15 | 0.74 | 2.27% | 0.94 | 6.00% |
| Power | 55 | 2.49 | 8.80% | 4.37 | 19.61% |
| Precious Metals | 93 | 4.64 | 15.79% | 4.82 | 21.64% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 29 | 0.83 | -6.27% | 1.17 | 5.34% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 7.47 | 6.72% | 12.85 | 19.05% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 25 | 3.46 | -0.32% | 6.00 | -6.71% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 6.22 | 5.12% | 6.81 | 6.37% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 61 | 1.18 | 1.53% | 1.56 | 4.02% |
| Recreation | 69 | 3.16 | -2.12% | 3.73 | 6.38% |
| Reinsurance | 2 | 0.73 | 2.16% | 0.81 | 4.21% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 79 | 4.06 | 5.69% | 5.27 | 6.55% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 0.86 | 3.84% | 1.24 | 5.48% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 15 | 1.84 | 7.53% | 2.06 | 12.50% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 85 | 1.06 | 2.74% | 1.49 | 7.90% |
| Retail (General) | 17 | 0.81 | 2.79% | 0.93 | 4.09% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 0.21 | 2.20% | 0.39 | 2.71% |
| Retail (Online) | 75 | 4.52 | 4.95% | 4.71 | 5.24% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 85 | 0.81 | -0.10% | 1.10 | 2.50% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 0.31 | -10.40% | 0.74 | -0.02% |
| Semiconductor | 70 | 6.71 | 20.49% | 7.16 | 24.09% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 40 | 5.03 | 17.06% | 5.14 | 22.39% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | 1.12 | -5.99% | 1.74 | 5.66% |
| Shoe | 11 | 4.93 | 6.86% | 5.05 | 8.93% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 101 | 8.11 | 20.30% | 8.16 | 19.82% |
| Software (Internet) | 36 | 14.85 | -5.60% | 15.67 | 4.80% |
| Software (System & Application) | 388 | 11.40 | 19.99% | 11.82 | 23.27% |
| Steel | 32 | 0.70 | -1.28% | 0.93 | 3.63% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 16 | 2.46 | 4.60% | 3.67 | 12.42% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 96 | 3.29 | 10.79% | 3.56 | 18.91% |
| Telecom. Services | 58 | 1.41 | 8.52% | 2.51 | 19.06% |
| Tobacco | 15 | 3.83 | 15.31% | 4.82 | 42.92% |
| Transportation | 21 | 1.26 | 3.88% | 1.56 | 6.07% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 6 | 6.75 | 25.07% | 8.10 | 38.69% |
| Trucking | 35 | 2.16 | -9.27% | 2.73 | -2.56% |
| Utility (General) | 16 | 2.40 | 8.59% | 4.14 | 20.15% |
| Utility (Water) | 17 | 7.04 | 16.24% | 9.79 | 30.22% |
| Total Market | 7582 | 2.64 | 5.05% | 3.65 | 9.42% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6253 | 2.66 | 4.01% | 3.20 | 9.72% |