Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2016
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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 | 44 | 1.15 | 4.32% | 1.70 | 11.60% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 92 | 1.39 | 7.60% | 1.58 | 12.37% |
| Air Transport | 20 | 0.91 | 10.86% | 1.48 | 15.26% |
| Apparel | 63 | 1.60 | 6.27% | 1.97 | 11.99% |
| Auto & Truck | 19 | 0.49 | 3.36% | 1.04 | 4.47% |
| Auto Parts | 65 | 0.65 | 5.36% | 0.78 | 7.23% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 9 | 2.72 | 24.48% | 7.74 | -0.12% |
| Banks (Regional) | 644 | 3.46 | 24.33% | 5.45 | -0.13% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 22 | 4.74 | 14.82% | 5.53 | 22.91% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 43 | 3.01 | 10.49% | 3.55 | 18.03% |
| Broadcasting | 29 | 1.53 | 7.13% | 2.93 | 22.58% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 42 | 1.70 | 9.82% | 5.82 | 0.01% |
| Building Materials | 39 | 1.15 | 3.69% | 1.47 | 9.09% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 159 | 1.47 | 4.12% | 1.92 | 11.07% |
| Cable TV | 19 | 2.08 | 8.94% | 3.07 | 19.93% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 42 | 0.71 | -3.12% | 1.06 | 9.56% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 9 | 1.20 | 7.68% | 1.55 | 11.39% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 104 | 1.74 | 9.98% | 2.19 | 14.69% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 38 | 0.35 | -23.47% | 1.35 | 0.66% |
| Computer Services | 118 | 0.81 | 5.95% | 0.97 | 8.85% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 64 | 1.60 | 13.55% | 1.76 | 19.42% |
| Construction Supplies | 52 | 0.84 | 5.17% | 1.25 | 10.37% |
| Diversified | 26 | 1.89 | 5.73% | 2.74 | 15.65% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 411 | 7.74 | 17.67% | 8.32 | 30.71% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 157 | 4.37 | 17.52% | 4.76 | 23.94% |
| Education | 40 | 1.08 | 0.54% | 1.37 | 7.98% |
| Electrical Equipment | 120 | 1.59 | 7.12% | 1.79 | 11.41% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 25 | 1.11 | 5.49% | 1.19 | 8.76% |
| Electronics (General) | 167 | 1.37 | 6.78% | 1.46 | 9.42% |
| Engineering/Construction | 51 | 0.39 | 0.49% | 0.50 | 3.66% |
| Entertainment | 84 | 2.28 | 14.97% | 2.85 | 21.39% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 97 | 1.63 | 4.29% | 2.24 | 11.94% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | 0.44 | 3.12% | 0.74 | 4.90% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 272 | 2.36 | 22.30% | 33.16 | 5.86% |
| Food Processing | 89 | 1.81 | 6.86% | 2.23 | 11.60% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | 0.35 | 1.13% | 0.43 | 2.90% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | 0.99 | 4.48% | 1.26 | 8.34% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 28 | 4.06 | -6.17% | 7.86 | 13.41% |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | 3.32 | 8.38% | 3.75 | 16.40% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 127 | 0.49 | 2.22% | 0.60 | 4.75% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 126 | 3.54 | 9.09% | 4.02 | 13.13% |
| Homebuilding | 34 | 0.97 | 7.98% | 1.46 | 9.96% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 58 | 1.22 | 4.09% | 2.38 | 12.93% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 73 | 2.21 | 12.62% | 3.30 | 16.38% |
| Household Products | 134 | 2.41 | 6.67% | 2.80 | 17.08% |
| Information Services | 70 | 4.16 | 14.00% | 4.64 | 23.15% |
| Insurance (General) | 20 | 1.16 | 6.20% | 1.58 | 13.23% |
| Insurance (Life) | 25 | 0.83 | 7.70% | 1.29 | 14.22% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 1.12 | 9.09% | 1.41 | 14.72% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 145 | 2.91 | 17.80% | 4.38 | 19.64% |
| Machinery | 130 | 1.34 | 6.58% | 1.62 | 12.83% |
| Metals & Mining | 114 | 0.89 | -19.36% | 1.59 | 11.13% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 0.71 | 5.64% | 1.08 | 10.60% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 7 | 1.31 | 5.34% | 1.48 | 3.30% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 351 | 1.76 | -54.71% | 3.07 | -12.31% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 79 | 1.09 | 3.53% | 2.10 | 10.11% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 143 | 0.49 | 2.76% | 0.63 | 7.00% |
| Packaging & Container | 25 | 0.96 | 3.91% | 1.44 | 10.08% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 20 | 0.69 | 1.82% | 1.27 | 8.23% |
| Power | 73 | 1.56 | 7.90% | 2.79 | 18.17% |
| Precious Metals | 113 | 1.57 | -7.89% | 1.97 | 21.84% |
| Publshing & Newspapers | 39 | 0.95 | 2.52% | 1.35 | 8.22% |
| R.E.I.T. | 221 | 6.43 | 19.93% | 12.02 | 22.19% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 21 | 3.78 | -3.05% | 5.75 | -2.98% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 4.62 | 5.45% | 5.58 | 14.89% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 55 | 1.48 | 5.68% | 2.33 | 10.49% |
| Recreation | 65 | 1.55 | 4.57% | 1.95 | 11.74% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 0.89 | 6.51% | 1.09 | 11.41% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 83 | 2.49 | 8.99% | 3.07 | 13.70% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 26 | 0.66 | 3.43% | 1.00 | 5.76% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 5 | 1.62 | 6.65% | 1.89 | 10.67% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 83 | 0.74 | 3.84% | 1.17 | 8.84% |
| Retail (General) | 19 | 0.48 | 2.44% | 0.64 | 4.81% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | 0.41 | 1.97% | 0.59 | 2.90% |
| Retail (Online) | 39 | 3.46 | 3.01% | 3.61 | 4.26% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 124 | 0.79 | 4.09% | 1.12 | 6.52% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 0.57 | 15.40% | 0.84 | 11.01% |
| Semiconductor | 87 | 2.96 | 14.41% | 3.15 | 20.11% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 46 | 2.00 | 5.29% | 2.35 | 12.93% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | 0.98 | 23.38% | 1.51 | 9.92% |
| Shoe | 11 | 2.84 | 9.97% | 2.92 | 12.56% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 17 | 4.73 | 13.08% | 4.58 | 18.70% |
| Software (Internet) | 308 | 6.97 | 12.52% | 7.04 | 17.25% |
| Software (System & Application) | 241 | 4.90 | 11.84% | 5.26 | 23.63% |
| Steel | 36 | 0.35 | -4.63% | 0.62 | -5.08% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 19 | 0.85 | -1.79% | 2.04 | 2.69% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 121 | 2.47 | 12.53% | 2.77 | 19.31% |
| Telecom. Services | 65 | 1.44 | 5.18% | 2.53 | 13.09% |
| Tobacco | 20 | 5.20 | 24.89% | 6.10 | 38.41% |
| Transportation | 21 | 1.05 | 4.05% | 1.31 | 8.79% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 12 | 2.57 | 18.88% | 3.31 | 32.99% |
| Trucking | 26 | 0.73 | 4.19% | 1.42 | 10.13% |
| Unclassified | 3 | 3.43 | 1.73% | 6.85 | -17.02% |
| Utility (General) | 20 | 1.75 | 8.17% | 2.96 | 18.08% |
| Utility (Water) | 18 | 3.74 | 15.18% | 5.54 | 31.08% |
| Total Market | 7480 | 1.62 | 6.40% | 2.65 | 10.62% |