Capital Expenditures by Sector (US)
Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2019
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Capital Expenditures(US $ millions) | Depreciation(US $ millions) | Cap Ex/Deprecn | Acquisitions(US $ millions) | Net R&D(US $ millions) | Net Cap Ex/Sales | Net Cap Ex/ EBIT (1-t) | Sales/Capital |
| Advertising | 48 | $582.51 | $825.37 | 70.58% | $580.85 | $0.76 | 1.12% | 13.63% | 5.78 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 85 | $10,725.53 | $10,952.94 | 97.92% | $22,898.04 | $137.08 | 5.65% | 61.85% | 3.72 |
| Air Transport | 18 | $19,791.43 | $9,491.23 | 208.52% | $14.10 | $11.60 | 5.78% | 66.18% | 1.40 |
| Apparel | 50 | $1,692.04 | $1,699.89 | 99.54% | $1,105.95 | $0.01 | 1.70% | 22.65% | 1.62 |
| Auto & Truck | 14 | $37,127.24 | $22,605.93 | 164.24% | $135.10 | $688.61 | 4.52% | 157.99% | 0.90 |
| Auto Parts | 52 | $3,796.19 | $1,522.89 | 249.27% | $634.78 | $270.45 | 3.67% | 54.82% | 2.50 |
| Bank (Money Center) | 10 | $3,545.09 | $0.00 | NA | $307.00 | $0.00 | 1.07% | NA | 0.14 |
| Banks (Regional) | 633 | $7,086.31 | $0.00 | NA | -$97.31 | $0.00 | 3.94% | NA | 0.27 |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 31 | $1,761.95 | $703.46 | 250.47% | $38.50 | $0.03 | 4.58% | 21.97% | 0.83 |
| Beverage (Soft) | 37 | $4,791.93 | $3,829.68 | 125.13% | $3,995.50 | -$11.34 | 4.46% | 38.96% | 1.30 |
| Broadcasting | 24 | $1,228.91 | $3,234.86 | 37.99% | $9,596.94 | $3.49 | 15.33% | 80.28% | 1.23 |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 38 | $10,101.62 | $2,402.32 | 420.49% | $1,403.07 | $2.72 | 5.90% | 2504.90% | 0.19 |
| Building Materials | 42 | $2,334.65 | $1,673.83 | 139.48% | $4,972.58 | $12.32 | 7.64% | 110.14% | 2.49 |
| Business & Consumer Services | 168 | $3,993.55 | $6,344.01 | 62.95% | $5,711.42 | $36.47 | 2.63% | 29.06% | 2.47 |
| Cable TV | 14 | $22,279.96 | $26,451.59 | 84.23% | $68.16 | $4.03 | -2.37% | -13.13% | 0.79 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 39 | $1,934.60 | $1,249.30 | 154.85% | $531.10 | $13.10 | 3.54% | 32.68% | 1.61 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 6 | $5,578.40 | $3,150.50 | 177.06% | $403.00 | $898.80 | 3.31% | 24.66% | 1.19 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 89 | $7,889.71 | $7,584.32 | 104.03% | $7,139.73 | $165.14 | 5.23% | 47.90% | 1.37 |
| Coal & Related Energy | 23 | $733.31 | $1,374.70 | 53.34% | $6.20 | -$5.45 | -4.50% | -57.92% | 1.61 |
| Computer Services | 119 | $6,150.43 | $9,505.76 | 64.70% | $3,554.07 | -$86.28 | 0.03% | 0.62% | 3.39 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 57 | $19,746.36 | $22,158.41 | 89.11% | $3,058.53 | $2,564.72 | 0.64% | 4.92% | 1.41 |
| Construction Supplies | 48 | $9,060.59 | $6,126.11 | 147.90% | $4,152.91 | $249.74 | 4.35% | 54.77% | 1.61 |
| Diversified | 23 | $23,764.30 | $21,376.51 | 111.17% | $5,384.87 | $17.06 | 1.67% | 14.55% | 0.91 |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 481 | $6,042.90 | $8,361.22 | 72.27% | $22,503.76 | $4,914.01 | 17.93% | 289.30% | 0.42 |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 237 | $11,810.69 | $21,721.91 | 54.37% | $7,367.97 | $2,552.49 | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.70 |
| Education | 35 | $835.44 | $719.19 | 116.16% | $69.28 | $14.95 | 1.17% | 14.75% | 1.47 |
| Electrical Equipment | 116 | $2,702.85 | $1,808.83 | 149.42% | $4,653.87 | $190.59 | 9.26% | 90.64% | 2.03 |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 19 | $104.98 | $141.09 | 74.41% | $4.84 | -$6.39 | -0.84% | NA | 1.81 |
| Electronics (General) | 160 | $6,030.12 | $2,466.14 | 244.52% | $5,812.35 | $568.24 | 9.43% | 165.96% | 1.59 |
| Engineering/Construction | 52 | $2,122.50 | $2,072.71 | 102.40% | $4,661.17 | $3.97 | 3.56% | 106.62% | 5.31 |
| Entertainment | 120 | $7,381.06 | $6,920.97 | 106.65% | $2,531.30 | $286.98 | 1.98% | 12.53% | 1.53 |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 91 | $4,496.91 | $4,552.93 | 98.77% | $2,199.68 | $0.70 | 3.68% | 30.71% | 1.78 |
| Farming/Agriculture | 33 | $5,508.70 | $4,123.88 | 133.58% | $7,125.00 | $254.01 | 4.98% | 133.20% | 1.77 |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 259 | $18,055.39 | $2,450.81 | 736.71% | $4,755.51 | $77.07 | 9.31% | 135.83% | 0.04 |
| Food Processing | 83 | $8,507.16 | $6,151.05 | 138.30% | $28,653.45 | -$10.70 | 13.22% | 106.53% | 1.59 |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | $1,437.23 | $1,526.77 | 94.14% | $2,574.27 | $0.00 | 1.99% | 74.31% | 7.68 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | $2,002.99 | $773.94 | 258.80% | $774.32 | $20.36 | 4.32% | 61.29% | 2.03 |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 21 | $453.61 | $654.80 | 69.27% | $1,174.30 | $0.39 | 51.62% | 398.45% | 0.19 |
| Healthcare Products | 248 | $8,861.50 | $10,790.33 | 82.12% | $27,880.91 | $1,202.43 | 16.31% | 161.53% | 1.08 |
| Healthcare Support Services | 111 | $10,753.26 | $9,504.87 | 113.13% | $23,482.73 | -$100.32 | 1.88% | 51.10% | 10.79 |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 119 | $3,148.72 | $5,471.01 | 57.55% | $6,761.85 | $447.96 | 6.15% | 62.41% | 1.13 |
| Homebuilding | 31 | $673.81 | $467.05 | 144.27% | $2,609.85 | $0.00 | 2.74% | 36.89% | 1.44 |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 34 | $6,934.42 | $5,847.31 | 118.59% | $2,232.85 | $0.06 | 2.75% | 38.50% | 1.53 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 70 | $12,564.70 | $10,837.69 | 115.94% | $8,718.62 | $41.81 | 9.12% | 49.88% | 0.79 |
| Household Products | 141 | $7,289.10 | $6,656.75 | 109.50% | $2,653.49 | $39.07 | 1.88% | 14.38% | 1.64 |
| Information Services | 71 | $5,441.28 | $9,544.80 | 57.01% | $7,615.35 | $596.06 | 2.55% | 11.71% | 1.58 |
| Insurance (General) | 20 | $1,902.64 | $7,295.40 | 26.08% | $9,203.34 | -$0.21 | 2.94% | 38.61% | 0.73 |
| Insurance (Life) | 23 | $389.08 | $1,339.16 | 29.05% | $1,594.70 | $0.00 | 0.29% | 2.65% | 0.80 |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | $1,249.23 | $2,914.45 | 42.86% | $2,227.24 | $0.02 | 0.30% | 2.87% | 1.15 |
| Investments & Asset Management | 172 | $2,777.97 | $885.20 | 313.82% | $3,527.03 | $7.14 | 5.09% | 33.26% | 0.47 |
| Machinery | 127 | $4,682.78 | $4,805.97 | 97.44% | $12,192.19 | $131.32 | 7.64% | 74.10% | 2.10 |
| Metals & Mining | 94 | $3,639.63 | $3,560.94 | 102.21% | $44.30 | $3.28 | 0.26% | 1.86% | 1.16 |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | $638.50 | $602.86 | 105.91% | $1,541.27 | $18.54 | 6.56% | 100.34% | 2.70 |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 5 | $36,951.00 | $40,539.00 | 91.15% | $0.00 | -$15.20 | -0.80% | -10.73% | 1.03 |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 301 | $96,244.43 | $59,623.66 | 161.42% | $5,692.60 | -$1.47 | 20.29% | 168.26% | 0.52 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 20 | $15,956.80 | $6,936.06 | 230.06% | $200.97 | $0.00 | 13.79% | 109.51% | 0.47 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 134 | $20,482.41 | $18,817.69 | 108.85% | $7,133.93 | $70.49 | 1.62% | 37.20% | 2.90 |
| Packaging & Container | 27 | $7,029.01 | $5,197.67 | 135.23% | $6,258.22 | $4.05 | 6.62% | 77.03% | 1.89 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 20 | $966.76 | $920.56 | 105.02% | $89.40 | -$0.98 | 0.62% | 9.62% | 2.18 |
| Power | 51 | $87,925.45 | $36,323.19 | 242.06% | $2,150.17 | -$0.35 | 18.82% | 118.32% | 0.43 |
| Precious Metals | 91 | $2,071.00 | $2,500.84 | 82.81% | $463.50 | $14.12 | 0.48% | 11.67% | 0.45 |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 33 | $1,403.58 | $2,088.42 | 67.21% | $4,687.15 | $3.61 | 8.84% | 156.52% | 2.34 |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | $6,353.71 | $41,426.53 | 15.34% | $26,141.57 | -$7.74 | -4.80% | -21.90% | 0.14 |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | $338.21 | $119.47 | 283.08% | -$15.40 | -$0.02 | 16.22% | 328.56% | 0.18 |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | $7.09 | $47.73 | 14.85% | $0.00 | $0.00 | -5.56% | -21.83% | 0.38 |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 59 | $550.67 | $1,311.55 | 41.99% | $565.94 | $10.06 | -0.49% | -10.27% | 1.68 |
| Recreation | 72 | $1,796.45 | $1,686.34 | 106.53% | $2,271.75 | $14.41 | 6.29% | 103.84% | 1.55 |
| Reinsurance | 2 | $70.30 | $58.90 | 119.35% | $31.40 | $0.00 | 0.21% | 2.00% | 1.04 |
| Restaurant/Dining | 78 | $8,411.75 | $6,043.88 | 139.18% | $4,497.11 | -$1.37 | 5.55% | 52.53% | 1.45 |
| Retail (Automotive) | 24 | $3,091.19 | $1,659.38 | 186.29% | $1,101.67 | $0.00 | 1.57% | 36.46% | 2.39 |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 17 | $4,875.97 | $4,282.47 | 113.86% | $345.98 | $1.78 | 0.45% | 5.55% | 3.01 |
| Retail (Distributors) | 88 | $11,139.72 | $1,798.14 | 619.51% | $10,458.37 | $3.23 | 11.93% | 170.99% | 2.03 |
| Retail (General) | 19 | $21,089.10 | $19,506.38 | 108.11% | $13,813.90 | $3.72 | 1.71% | 56.38% | 4.05 |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 12 | $4,094.19 | $3,048.93 | 134.28% | $258.00 | $0.00 | 0.86% | 45.00% | 4.70 |
| Retail (Online) | 79 | $16,982.64 | $18,206.18 | 93.28% | $4,776.56 | -$87.14 | 1.13% | 24.56% | 1.99 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 91 | $9,648.03 | $9,152.67 | 105.41% | $6,948.85 | $4.15 | 1.73% | 35.32% | 2.53 |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | $1,028.12 | $924.98 | 111.15% | $1.94 | $8.89 | 0.62% | 15.59% | 1.37 |
| Semiconductor | 72 | $32,388.11 | $14,300.35 | 226.48% | $15,007.12 | $2,495.41 | 15.43% | 67.29% | 0.82 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 41 | $2,283.49 | $2,016.06 | 113.26% | $1,207.59 | $391.27 | 3.60% | 21.22% | 1.25 |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 9 | $938.72 | $443.64 | 211.60% | $518.10 | $0.00 | 16.46% | 193.09% | 0.87 |
| Shoe | 10 | $209.29 | $999.34 | 20.94% | -$0.60 | $6.32 | -1.57% | -25.24% | 2.29 |
| Software (Entertainment) | 92 | $35,235.49 | $13,742.60 | 256.40% | $2,123.94 | $4,372.63 | 13.88% | 76.71% | 0.69 |
| Software (Internet) | 44 | $528.37 | $807.77 | 65.41% | $2,916.50 | $196.20 | 25.68% | 276.13% | 1.20 |
| Software (System & Application) | 355 | $18,340.88 | $18,016.27 | 101.80% | $22,595.86 | $4,327.38 | 9.77% | 89.19% | 0.75 |
| Steel | 37 | $3,673.71 | $2,144.47 | 171.31% | $808.27 | $4.21 | 2.26% | 27.56% | 2.61 |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 21 | $18,869.07 | $17,372.13 | 108.62% | $366.00 | -$0.74 | 2.12% | 20.37% | 0.66 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 98 | $3,546.55 | $2,654.13 | 133.62% | $9,408.81 | $708.08 | 10.47% | 108.19% | 0.79 |
| Telecom. Services | 67 | $47,294.18 | $54,474.69 | 86.82% | $50,874.25 | -$28.27 | 12.71% | 69.40% | 0.99 |
| Tobacco | 17 | $1,928.26 | $380.60 | 506.64% | $492.97 | $32.79 | 3.70% | 11.57% | 1.73 |
| Transportation | 19 | $13,677.97 | $6,791.15 | 201.41% | $225.83 | $1.87 | 3.68% | 50.27% | 2.94 |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 10 | $7,746.70 | $5,184.89 | 149.41% | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.05% | 13.81% | 0.55 |
| Trucking | 28 | $15,675.96 | $4,943.16 | 317.12% | $941.60 | $0.00 | 14.73% | 183.63% | 1.30 |
| Utility (General) | 18 | $33,551.80 | $15,404.10 | 217.81% | $415.00 | $0.00 | 15.21% | 103.85% | 0.46 |
| Utility (Water) | 19 | $2,833.28 | $898.00 | 315.51% | $654.48 | -$0.40 | 41.85% | 200.50% | 0.30 |
| Total Market | 7209 | $951,365.12 | $752,027.59 | 126.51% | $489,171.18 | $28,757.84 | 4.64% | 52.40% | 0.71 |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6004 | $906,257.79 | $734,740.25 | 123.34% | $466,250.59 | $28,671.10 | 4.79% | 51.91% | 1.25 |