| Date updated: | 5-Jan-17 | ||||||||
| Created by: | Aswath Damodaran, adamodar@stern.nyu.edu | ||||||||
| What is this data? | Return on equity | US companies | |||||||
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| Data website: | http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/data.html | ||||||||
| Companies in each industry: | http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/pc/datasets/indname.xls | ||||||||
| Variable definitions: | http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/variable.htm | ||||||||
| Industry Name | Number of firms | ROE (unadjusted) | ROE (adjusted for R&D) | ||||||
| Advertising | 41 | -1.06% | -1.06% | ||||||
| Aerospace/Defense | 96 | 24.21% | 18.22% | ||||||
| Air Transport | 18 | 41.28% | 40.87% | ||||||
| Apparel | 58 | 14.39% | 14.27% | ||||||
| Auto & Truck | 15 | 31.51% | 18.95% | ||||||
| Auto Parts | 63 | 20.38% | 16.10% | ||||||
| Bank (Money Center) | 10 | 9.46% | 9.46% | ||||||
| Banks (Regional) | 645 | 9.03% | 9.03% | ||||||
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 25 | 18.57% | 18.56% | ||||||
| Beverage (Soft) | 36 | 32.48% | 31.00% | ||||||
| Broadcasting | 30 | 25.85% | 25.74% | ||||||
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 45 | 8.48% | 8.47% | ||||||
| Building Materials | 41 | 25.65% | 23.68% | ||||||
| Business & Consumer Services | 165 | 14.54% | 14.19% | ||||||
| Cable TV | 14 | 25.41% | 25.27% | ||||||
| Chemical (Basic) | 45 | 8.84% | 8.34% | ||||||
| Chemical (Diversified) | 8 | 30.24% | 22.69% | ||||||
| Chemical (Specialty) | 100 | 11.26% | 9.38% | ||||||
| Coal & Related Energy | 38 | -33.82% | -32.97% | ||||||
| Computer Services | 117 | 30.69% | 23.12% | ||||||
| Computers/Peripherals | 55 | 25.00% | 19.54% | ||||||
| Construction Supplies | 51 | 10.63% | 8.24% | ||||||
| Diversified | 24 | 10.52% | 9.79% | ||||||
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 426 | 16.78% | 10.35% | ||||||
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 164 | 13.91% | 9.52% | ||||||
| Education | 36 | 3.10% | 3.22% | ||||||
| Electrical Equipment | 119 | 14.25% | 11.76% | ||||||
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 24 | -4.36% | -0.77% | ||||||
| Electronics (General) | 164 | 9.22% | 7.74% | ||||||
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 2.11% | 2.11% | ||||||
| Entertainment | 79 | 19.56% | 19.55% | ||||||
| Environmental & Waste Services | 89 | 9.84% | 9.73% | ||||||
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | 11.57% | 10.14% | ||||||
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 258 | -0.10% | -0.10% | ||||||
| Food Processing | 87 | 10.91% | 10.58% | ||||||
| Food Wholesalers | 16 | 12.37% | 12.37% | ||||||
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | 18.61% | 16.29% | ||||||
| Green & Renewable Energy | 25 | -5.99% | -5.93% | ||||||
| Healthcare Products | 254 | 11.90% | 10.03% | ||||||
| Healthcare Support Services | 121 | 16.46% | 16.25% | ||||||
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 125 | 10.83% | 9.18% | ||||||
| Homebuilding | 33 | 13.12% | 13.12% | ||||||
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 38 | 4.97% | 4.97% | ||||||
| Hotel/Gaming | 69 | 12.73% | 12.60% | ||||||
| Household Products | 129 | 22.77% | 19.93% | ||||||
| Information Services | 64 | 20.36% | 19.03% | ||||||
| Insurance (General) | 19 | 3.39% | 3.39% | ||||||
| Insurance (Life) | 22 | 8.06% | 8.06% | ||||||
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 9.94% | 9.94% | ||||||
| Investments & Asset Management | 156 | 10.85% | 10.79% | ||||||
| Machinery | 127 | 13.18% | 11.58% | ||||||
| Metals & Mining | 97 | -43.33% | -43.00% | ||||||
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 25.15% | 20.51% | ||||||
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 7 | 0.49% | 0.48% | ||||||
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 330 | -39.05% | -38.95% | ||||||
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 78 | 1.92% | 1.92% | ||||||
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 148 | -8.40% | -8.24% | ||||||
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 14.71% | 13.94% | ||||||
| Paper/Forest Products | 23 | 29.90% | 29.59% | ||||||
| Power | 68 | 4.37% | 4.34% | ||||||
| Precious Metals | 109 | -9.47% | -9.21% | ||||||
| Publishing & Newspapers | 37 | 3.74% | 3.60% | ||||||
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 8.56% | 8.56% | ||||||
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | 9.17% | 9.17% | ||||||
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 1.85% | 1.85% | ||||||
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 11.25% | 11.24% | ||||||
| Recreation | 66 | 18.30% | 15.52% | ||||||
| Reinsurance | 3 | 9.41% | 9.41% | ||||||
| Restaurant/Dining | 86 | 39.80% | 39.65% | ||||||
| Retail (Automotive) | 25 | 35.64% | 35.64% | ||||||
| Retail (Building Supply) | 6 | 59.16% | 59.16% | ||||||
| Retail (Distributors) | 88 | 13.95% | 13.94% | ||||||
| Retail (General) | 19 | 16.91% | 16.91% | ||||||
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 23.74% | 23.74% | ||||||
| Retail (Online) | 57 | 15.04% | 13.76% | ||||||
| Retail (Special Lines) | 108 | 15.51% | 15.44% | ||||||
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 10.76% | 8.42% | ||||||
| Semiconductor | 80 | 14.24% | 9.62% | ||||||
| Semiconductor Equip | 45 | 15.32% | 10.67% | ||||||
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | -6.56% | -6.56% | ||||||
| Shoe | 10 | 24.95% | 24.75% | ||||||
| Software (Entertainment) | 13 | 13.95% | 10.02% | ||||||
| Software (Internet) | 297 | 9.62% | 8.16% | ||||||
| Software (System & Application) | 236 | 15.00% | 10.46% | ||||||
| Steel | 38 | -17.15% | -17.01% | ||||||
| Telecom (Wireless) | 17 | -3.91% | -3.90% | ||||||
| Telecom. Equipment | 107 | 14.19% | 10.40% | ||||||
| Telecom. Services | 67 | 19.89% | 19.23% | ||||||
| Tobacco | 22 | -14.86% | -14.86% | ||||||
| Transportation | 17 | 30.14% | 30.07% | ||||||
| Transportation (Railroads) | 7 | 16.27% | 16.27% | ||||||
| Trucking | 30 | 15.68% | 15.68% | ||||||
| Utility (General) | 18 | 9.57% | 9.56% | ||||||
| Utility (Water) | 22 | 9.18% | 9.17% | ||||||
| Total Market | 7330 | 10.38% | 9.50% | ||||||
| Total Market (without financials) | 6100 | 10.24% | 9.12% | ||||||