Capital Expenditures by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2017
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Capital Expenditures | Depreciation | Cap Ex/Deprecn | Acquisitions | Net R&D | Net Cap Ex/Sales | Net Cap Ex/ EBIT (1-t) | Sales/Capital |
| Advertising | 41 | $694.00 | $685.66 | 101.22% | $392.29 | -$0.64 | 1.36% | 16.25% | 6.27 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 96 | $11,086.24 | $10,406.63 | 106.53% | $13,048.74 | $1,571.33 | 3.94% | 47.11% | 3.19 |
| Air Transport | 18 | $18,788.62 | $8,227.80 | 228.36% | $68.90 | $7.60 | 6.61% | 54.76% | 1.42 |
| Apparel | 58 | $2,229.03 | $1,266.33 | 176.02% | $1,816.54 | $1.71 | 4.57% | 51.32% | 1.47 |
| Auto & Truck | 15 | $36,921.31 | $18,129.71 | 203.65% | $1,761.50 | $143.22 | 6.20% | 133.15% | 1.17 |
| Auto Parts | 63 | $3,420.66 | $1,642.87 | 208.21% | $1,526.50 | $359.49 | 4.48% | 71.31% | 2.59 |
| Bank (Money Center) | 10 | $2,933.38 | $0.00 | NA | $29,800.00 | $0.00 | 9.64% | NA | 0.14 |
| Banks (Regional) | 645 | $8,109.48 | $0.00 | NA | $2,236.34 | $0.00 | 7.06% | NA | 0.26 |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 25 | $1,413.49 | $410.88 | 344.02% | $1,597.72 | -$0.35 | 17.05% | 98.50% | 0.83 |
| Beverage (Soft) | 36 | $5,942.51 | $2,398.36 | 247.77% | $137.64 | $14.72 | 3.06% | 21.19% | 1.42 |
| Broadcasting | 30 | $1,257.29 | $2,877.43 | 43.69% | $1,398.11 | -$7.79 | -0.49% | -2.84% | 1.04 |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 45 | $5,181.94 | $1,865.88 | 277.72% | -$13,777.80 | $3.42 | -9.03% | NA | 0.14 |
| Building Materials | 41 | $1,828.29 | $1,459.00 | 125.31% | $3,664.74 | $9.54 | 6.87% | 91.18% | 2.29 |
| Business & Consumer Services | 165 | $2,948.09 | $4,312.08 | 68.37% | $5,025.85 | $8.92 | 3.26% | 48.21% | 2.60 |
| Cable TV | 14 | $14,220.88 | $15,743.35 | 90.33% | $34,241.00 | $3.54 | 26.33% | 205.49% | 0.96 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 45 | $2,021.80 | $1,481.64 | 136.46% | $3,154.31 | -$1.67 | 13.20% | 160.64% | 1.57 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 8 | $7,011.00 | $3,073.49 | 228.11% | -$949.00 | -$173.00 | 2.93% | 26.80% | 1.36 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 100 | $8,884.22 | $6,631.54 | 133.97% | $4,826.67 | -$49.64 | 5.01% | 48.06% | 1.34 |
| Coal & Related Energy | 38 | $1,461.86 | $5,596.91 | 26.12% | $148.66 | $34.47 | -21.86% | NA | 0.57 |
| Computer Services | 117 | $5,524.77 | $7,072.05 | 78.12% | $13,014.54 | $344.47 | 4.25% | 58.93% | 3.82 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 55 | $17,665.97 | $13,648.63 | 129.43% | $11,931.53 | $30.93 | 4.52% | 30.59% | 1.30 |
| Construction Supplies | 51 | $9,044.23 | $6,232.39 | 145.12% | $2,857.85 | -$250.50 | 3.87% | 56.67% | 1.29 |
| Diversified | 24 | $25,383.64 | $19,460.15 | 130.44% | $52,739.64 | -$29.73 | 13.34% | 125.15% | 0.66 |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 426 | $4,825.84 | $6,450.27 | 74.82% | $5,457.71 | $4,119.01 | 6.31% | 32.24% | 0.50 |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 164 | $9,690.58 | $16,182.84 | 59.88% | $26,845.22 | $801.46 | 9.63% | 49.24% | 0.69 |
| Education | 36 | $749.48 | $647.24 | 115.80% | $1,124.43 | $26.83 | 8.01% | 142.95% | 1.65 |
| Electrical Equipment | 119 | $2,177.77 | $1,505.24 | 144.68% | $2,369.24 | -$126.41 | 5.22% | 61.03% | 1.89 |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 24 | $292.43 | $306.96 | 95.26% | $405.58 | $117.20 | 5.33% | 7468.11% | 1.75 |
| Electronics (General) | 164 | $3,932.47 | $2,059.80 | 190.92% | -$976.11 | $288.93 | 1.34% | 20.84% | 1.36 |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | $1,647.48 | $1,846.86 | 89.20% | $1,980.56 | $1.69 | 1.66% | 60.17% | 4.58 |
| Entertainment | 79 | $7,249.09 | $4,868.57 | 148.90% | $2,374.28 | $10.72 | 3.22% | 21.46% | 1.63 |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 89 | $3,564.16 | $3,742.53 | 95.23% | $4,024.04 | -$19.69 | 8.24% | 102.95% | 1.80 |
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | $5,999.98 | $2,856.44 | 210.05% | $1,937.73 | -$11.81 | 3.23% | 94.34% | 1.61 |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 258 | $14,543.86 | $5,722.94 | 254.13% | $21,110.61 | $53.95 | 15.33% | 265.07% | 0.03 |
| Food Processing | 87 | $8,387.36 | $6,311.93 | 132.88% | $7,626.40 | $35.33 | 4.07% | 41.96% | 1.67 |
| Food Wholesalers | 16 | $1,118.98 | $1,356.06 | 82.52% | $3,605.05 | $0.00 | 2.84% | 139.63% | 8.00 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | $1,576.80 | $718.12 | 219.57% | $505.08 | $16.01 | 3.13% | 40.96% | 2.12 |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 25 | $1,589.22 | $722.70 | 219.90% | $3,996.26 | $1.20 | 184.11% | 1448.59% | 0.24 |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | $6,990.92 | $8,052.92 | 86.81% | $13,024.63 | $895.45 | 8.36% | 65.91% | 1.06 |
| Healthcare Support Services | 121 | $8,531.48 | $9,281.90 | 91.92% | $17,346.97 | $83.42 | 1.44% | 50.51% | 10.59 |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 125 | $2,631.71 | $3,772.21 | 69.77% | $9,343.34 | $315.18 | 12.64% | 114.98% | 1.22 |
| Homebuilding | 33 | $337.34 | $387.61 | 87.03% | $377.07 | $0.00 | 0.40% | 6.10% | 1.19 |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 38 | $7,313.57 | $6,569.94 | 111.32% | $5,904.57 | $0.00 | 4.92% | 70.03% | 1.57 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 69 | $12,286.93 | $9,594.34 | 128.06% | $4,856.43 | $17.53 | 7.51% | 46.00% | 0.67 |
| Household Products | 129 | $7,138.63 | $6,190.88 | 115.31% | $12,432.99 | -$85.00 | 7.83% | 57.19% | 1.86 |
| Information Services | 64 | $4,697.67 | $8,023.30 | 58.55% | $21,749.39 | $139.30 | 12.12% | 69.64% | 1.86 |
| Insurance (General) | 19 | $2,277.41 | $6,666.48 | 34.16% | $1,436.37 | $0.22 | -2.24% | -33.24% | 0.64 |
| Insurance (Life) | 22 | $290.07 | $1,153.76 | 25.14% | $698.00 | $0.00 | -0.08% | -0.83% | 0.75 |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | $1,525.98 | $2,411.46 | 63.28% | $1,244.66 | $0.00 | 0.22% | 2.61% | 1.05 |
| Investments & Asset Management | 156 | $2,600.91 | $135.78 | 1915.49% | $2,814.50 | $31.38 | 5.25% | 39.95% | 0.35 |
| Machinery | 127 | $3,519.72 | $3,930.73 | 89.54% | $5,393.17 | -$54.11 | 3.78% | 37.65% | 2.03 |
| Metals & Mining | 97 | $5,618.49 | $4,680.14 | 120.05% | $76.07 | -$30.74 | 2.66% | 73.55% | 0.74 |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | $706.32 | $698.88 | 101.06% | $471.05 | $5.00 | 1.93% | 27.30% | 2.67 |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 7 | $43,168.10 | $49,677.10 | 86.90% | $32.58 | -$27.60 | -2.10% | NA | 0.73 |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 330 | $61,457.33 | $77,105.83 | 79.71% | $4,542.98 | -$19.60 | -8.61% | NA | 0.25 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 78 | $65,006.84 | $22,099.23 | 294.16% | $9,409.32 | -$2.58 | 19.43% | 155.34% | 0.56 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 148 | $19,338.93 | $20,944.34 | 92.33% | $8,006.64 | -$232.46 | 1.48% | 75.39% | 1.66 |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | $5,891.92 | $4,346.55 | 135.55% | $7,601.34 | $11.76 | 8.33% | 112.13% | 1.93 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 23 | $1,357.22 | $1,164.42 | 116.56% | $512.50 | $0.78 | 3.09% | 89.98% | 1.75 |
| Power | 68 | $87,700.06 | $37,737.84 | 232.39% | $18,789.92 | -$41.83 | 22.28% | 160.83% | 0.49 |
| Precious Metals | 109 | $2,200.11 | $2,504.65 | 87.84% | -$60.38 | $15.81 | -2.97% | -55.95% | 0.44 |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 37 | $1,216.25 | $2,256.08 | 53.91% | $2,054.90 | -$21.93 | 1.89% | 39.38% | 2.25 |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | $5,294.82 | $37,163.58 | 14.25% | $16,220.60 | $2.67 | -9.85% | -44.97% | 0.13 |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | $87.07 | $264.49 | 32.92% | $1.68 | $0.00 | -7.91% | -323.36% | 0.31 |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | $111.04 | $84.57 | 131.30% | $94.68 | $0.00 | 12.30% | 72.42% | 0.29 |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | $537.88 | $990.59 | 54.30% | $921.79 | -$0.17 | 1.64% | 31.10% | 1.56 |
| Recreation | 66 | $2,089.22 | $1,807.71 | 115.57% | $1,747.55 | $59.25 | 5.41% | 62.96% | 1.55 |
| Reinsurance | 3 | $0.27 | $148.65 | 0.18% | $204.80 | $0.00 | 0.33% | 4.05% | 1.00 |
| Restaurant/Dining | 86 | $8,260.09 | $6,460.68 | 127.85% | $542.90 | -$0.01 | 1.76% | 18.53% | 1.39 |
| Retail (Automotive) | 25 | $3,744.95 | $1,602.21 | 233.74% | $1,913.85 | $0.00 | 2.71% | 75.26% | 2.52 |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 6 | $2,788.93 | $3,260.14 | 85.55% | $2,288.00 | $0.08 | 1.14% | 16.84% | 2.88 |
| Retail (Distributors) | 88 | $7,198.68 | $1,517.17 | 474.48% | $4,540.41 | -$0.62 | 7.39% | 127.01% | 1.84 |
| Retail (General) | 19 | $19,123.11 | $18,563.18 | 103.02% | $2,406.01 | $0.00 | 0.36% | 12.07% | 3.44 |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | $5,946.60 | $3,549.22 | 167.55% | $649.40 | $0.00 | 1.79% | 104.14% | 4.17 |
| Retail (Online) | 57 | $8,238.46 | $9,348.22 | 88.13% | $1,451.58 | $476.70 | 0.43% | 12.08% | 3.59 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 108 | $14,205.89 | $12,374.18 | 114.80% | $3,776.54 | $80.62 | 0.90% | 21.58% | 2.45 |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | $1,233.91 | $835.06 | 147.76% | $8.67 | -$8.81 | 2.16% | 20.90% | 1.67 |
| Semiconductor | 80 | $12,212.71 | $8,006.29 | 152.54% | $25,609.57 | $1,379.42 | 19.12% | 112.40% | 0.64 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 45 | $1,490.51 | $1,741.06 | 85.61% | $1,431.24 | $181.85 | 4.02% | 27.74% | 1.02 |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | $553.93 | $520.83 | 106.36% | $279.70 | $0.00 | 6.44% | 182.27% | 0.62 |
| Shoe | 10 | $304.51 | $918.75 | 33.14% | $0.00 | $0.06 | -1.39% | -13.78% | 2.14 |
| Software (Entertainment) | 13 | $273.72 | $703.71 | 38.90% | $4,667.58 | $175.53 | 34.07% | 213.43% | 1.40 |
| Software (Internet) | 297 | $15,823.86 | $10,799.87 | 146.52% | $5,334.38 | $2,999.51 | 8.32% | 49.05% | 0.66 |
| Software (System & Application) | 236 | $14,530.26 | $15,122.63 | 96.08% | $59,530.47 | $2,364.00 | 23.36% | 191.29% | 0.97 |
| Steel | 38 | $2,333.10 | $5,408.88 | 43.13% | $803.30 | $0.41 | -2.93% | NA | 1.72 |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 17 | $11,328.20 | $15,480.17 | 73.18% | $387.60 | $2.46 | -4.79% | -163.92% | 0.63 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 107 | $4,098.94 | $2,831.41 | 144.77% | $5,429.05 | $588.08 | 6.63% | 46.09% | 0.88 |
| Telecom. Services | 67 | $47,952.33 | $53,076.78 | 90.35% | $15,134.05 | -$19.54 | 2.90% | 23.14% | 0.97 |
| Tobacco | 22 | $1,542.29 | $407.91 | 378.10% | $9.97 | $12.05 | 1.82% | 6.73% | 1.65 |
| Transportation | 17 | $8,975.54 | $6,174.68 | 145.36% | $7,234.82 | -$1.44 | 6.29% | 96.90% | 2.99 |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 7 | $8,939.00 | $4,793.07 | 186.50% | $4.68 | $0.00 | 9.21% | 44.61% | 0.50 |
| Trucking | 30 | $11,375.93 | $4,143.10 | 274.58% | $93.96 | $0.00 | 11.35% | 193.57% | 1.13 |
| Utility (General) | 18 | $35,084.00 | $12,358.50 | 283.89% | $5,708.54 | $3.36 | 26.76% | 186.20% | 0.46 |
| Utility (Water) | 22 | $2,335.47 | $820.53 | 284.63% | $59.40 | $0.53 | 26.26% | 129.12% | 0.33 |
| Total Market | 7330 | $873,137.31 | $718,585.46 | 121.51% | $569,594.10 | $16,630.39 | 5.26% | 69.68% | 0.65 |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6100 | $834,260.78 | $700,218.28 | 119.14% | $522,433.70 | $16,541.77 | 5.32% | 67.72% | 1.17 |
Last updated January 2017
By Aswath Damodaran