Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2018
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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 | 40 | 1.02 | 5.45% | 1.66 | 12.40% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 87 | 1.84 | 7.22% | 2.09 | 11.81% |
| Air Transport | 17 | 0.94 | 7.03% | 1.56 | 12.84% |
| Apparel | 51 | 1.56 | 3.43% | 1.99 | 10.94% |
| Auto & Truck | 18 | 0.52 | 2.07% | 1.22 | 3.96% |
| Auto Parts | 62 | 0.82 | 5.32% | 0.98 | 9.08% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 11 | 3.65 | 26.03% | 8.45 | -0.07% |
| Banks (Regional) | 612 | 4.39 | 23.82% | 6.27 | -0.16% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 28 | 4.05 | 21.18% | 5.05 | 23.41% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 35 | 3.57 | 10.86% | 4.20 | 19.32% |
| Broadcasting | 27 | 1.44 | 4.09% | 2.83 | 23.45% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 42 | 2.48 | 15.01% | 6.75 | 0.11% |
| Building Materials | 39 | 1.51 | 6.30% | 1.78 | 10.31% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 169 | 1.59 | 5.19% | 1.94 | 10.49% |
| Cable TV | 14 | 2.28 | 7.88% | 3.44 | 18.25% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 38 | 1.32 | 5.77% | 1.76 | 10.91% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 7 | 2.43 | 5.58% | 2.90 | 12.03% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 99 | 2.25 | 7.53% | 2.79 | 13.50% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 30 | 0.78 | 12.62% | 1.01 | 8.87% |
| Computer Services | 111 | 1.08 | 5.93% | 1.34 | 8.30% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 58 | 2.69 | 14.34% | 3.03 | 19.76% |
| Construction Supplies | 49 | 1.71 | 4.78% | 2.14 | 9.62% |
| Diversified | 24 | 2.09 | 8.54% | 2.62 | 12.95% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 459 | 7.02 | 12.57% | 7.70 | 24.92% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 185 | 4.60 | 14.05% | 5.08 | 23.63% |
| Education | 34 | 1.45 | 1.38% | 1.87 | 8.17% |
| Electrical Equipment | 118 | 2.26 | 6.21% | 2.48 | 11.89% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 24 | 2.45 | -10.63% | 2.52 | -3.36% |
| Electronics (General) | 167 | 2.00 | 6.67% | 2.12 | 9.48% |
| Engineering/Construction | 49 | 0.58 | 1.99% | 0.69 | 4.29% |
| Entertainment | 90 | 2.24 | 11.50% | 2.87 | 20.72% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 87 | 1.96 | 4.41% | 2.63 | 12.54% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 34 | 0.70 | 3.08% | 1.02 | 4.50% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 264 | 2.82 | 26.46% | 31.18 | 7.28% |
| Food Processing | 87 | 1.88 | 7.37% | 2.42 | 14.21% |
| Food Wholesalers | 15 | 0.39 | 1.34% | 0.53 | 2.98% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 31 | 1.14 | 5.89% | 1.41 | 9.42% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 22 | 4.44 | 1.27% | 8.40 | 11.76% |
| Healthcare Products | 251 | 4.35 | 8.52% | 4.79 | 15.34% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 115 | 0.55 | 2.58% | 0.62 | 4.68% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 112 | 4.29 | 8.54% | 4.95 | 13.77% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 1.12 | 5.98% | 1.49 | 10.11% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 35 | 0.49 | 0.61% | 1.32 | 8.81% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 70 | 3.07 | 8.25% | 4.15 | 19.60% |
| Household Products | 131 | 2.79 | 13.90% | 3.30 | 18.24% |
| Information Services | 61 | 5.44 | 13.39% | 6.03 | 25.32% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 1.38 | 2.41% | 1.84 | 5.11% |
| Insurance (Life) | 25 | 1.06 | 4.85% | 1.45 | 8.21% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 1.25 | 5.17% | 1.52 | 9.30% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 165 | 4.05 | 22.54% | 4.96 | 19.95% |
| Machinery | 126 | 2.30 | 8.27% | 2.65 | 13.60% |
| Metals & Mining | 102 | 2.09 | 6.03% | 2.54 | 17.94% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 0.75 | 2.25% | 1.02 | 8.56% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 5 | 1.82 | 5.64% | 2.07 | 2.94% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 311 | 3.21 | -6.62% | 4.33 | 0.26% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 16 | 2.37 | 2.04% | 4.52 | 17.80% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 130 | 0.82 | 0.73% | 1.02 | 3.23% |
| Packaging & Container | 25 | 1.13 | 5.25% | 1.65 | 10.00% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 21 | 0.74 | 2.26% | 0.97 | 5.43% |
| Power | 61 | 2.03 | 13.93% | 3.51 | 17.94% |
| Precious Metals | 111 | 3.07 | 3.55% | 3.24 | 17.38% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 41 | 0.78 | -1.18% | 1.04 | 7.43% |
| R.E.I.T. | 244 | 6.56 | 24.44% | 11.48 | 22.31% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 20 | 5.62 | 13.45% | 7.42 | 11.59% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 10 | 5.82 | 8.99% | 6.20 | 14.64% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | 1.44 | 5.18% | 1.99 | 7.56% |
| Recreation | 70 | 1.63 | 2.12% | 2.02 | 10.92% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 1.04 | 5.26% | 1.23 | 7.31% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 81 | 2.73 | 9.98% | 3.54 | 14.55% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 25 | 0.54 | 3.27% | 0.95 | 5.39% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 8 | 1.76 | 7.00% | 2.05 | 11.63% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 92 | 0.96 | 3.93% | 1.36 | 7.97% |
| Retail (General) | 18 | 0.58 | 2.32% | 0.74 | 4.21% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 0.22 | 1.62% | 0.41 | 2.33% |
| Retail (Online) | 61 | 3.32 | 3.72% | 3.58 | 3.76% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 106 | 0.64 | 3.18% | 0.94 | 5.82% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 0.55 | 6.64% | 0.92 | 10.31% |
| Semiconductor | 72 | 4.17 | 18.10% | 4.35 | 25.02% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 45 | 3.16 | 18.74% | 3.23 | 22.55% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 9 | 1.59 | -1.80% | 2.29 | 7.40% |
| Shoe | 11 | 2.56 | 9.44% | 2.68 | 11.39% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 13 | 6.44 | 15.97% | 6.39 | 20.57% |
| Software (Internet) | 305 | 7.95 | 23.83% | 8.04 | 24.31% |
| Software (System & Application) | 255 | 6.62 | 14.59% | 7.27 | 19.25% |
| Steel | 37 | 0.76 | 3.51% | 0.96 | 7.29% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 18 | 1.02 | 1.01% | 2.15 | 8.77% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 104 | 3.09 | 13.76% | 3.48 | 18.37% |
| Telecom. Services | 66 | 1.52 | 8.38% | 2.57 | 17.58% |
| Tobacco | 24 | 5.84 | 43.37% | 6.63 | 40.60% |
| Transportation | 18 | 1.22 | 4.44% | 1.54 | 7.72% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 8 | 4.46 | 18.68% | 5.40 | 34.33% |
| Trucking | 30 | 1.09 | 1.99% | 1.79 | 7.65% |
| Utility (General) | 18 | 2.24 | 9.48% | 3.73 | 19.39% |
| Utility (Water) | 23 | 4.72 | 12.96% | 6.48 | 28.31% |
| Total Market | 7247 | 2.05 | 7.90% | 3.10 | 10.56% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6057 | 1.98 | 6.89% | 2.49 | 11.19% |