Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2019
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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 | 48 | 1.01 | 3.10% | 1.57 | 11.86% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 85 | 1.54 | 7.92% | 1.84 | 12.03% |
| Air Transport | 18 | 0.69 | 7.86% | 1.25 | 10.40% |
| Apparel | 50 | 1.27 | 4.52% | 1.66 | 10.26% |
| Auto & Truck | 14 | 0.42 | 1.82% | 1.18 | 4.26% |
| Auto Parts | 52 | 0.52 | 4.92% | 0.67 | 8.99% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 10 | 2.74 | 21.46% | 5.48 | -0.06% |
| Banks (Regional) | 633 | 3.32 | 28.99% | 5.24 | -0.07% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 31 | 2.92 | 24.35% | 3.87 | 22.41% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 37 | 3.84 | 8.76% | 4.55 | 20.91% |
| Broadcasting | 24 | 1.09 | 9.59% | 2.56 | 20.84% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 38 | 1.72 | 14.23% | 5.56 | 0.30% |
| Building Materials | 42 | 0.99 | 5.23% | 1.26 | 9.63% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 168 | 1.48 | 6.47% | 1.93 | 10.91% |
| Cable TV | 14 | 1.79 | 25.44% | 2.96 | 18.39% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 39 | 0.72 | 9.30% | 1.10 | 12.80% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 6 | 1.27 | 4.97% | 1.65 | 13.65% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 89 | 1.88 | 8.29% | 2.37 | 13.92% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 23 | 0.55 | 7.50% | 0.74 | 8.61% |
| Computer Services | 119 | 0.78 | 4.03% | 1.01 | 8.65% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 57 | 1.76 | 12.74% | 2.08 | 16.35% |
| Construction Supplies | 48 | 1.07 | 7.47% | 1.47 | 11.89% |
| Diversified | 23 | 1.76 | 8.70% | 2.24 | 12.97% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 481 | 5.87 | -1.61% | 6.46 | 19.20% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 237 | 4.37 | 10.94% | 4.79 | 23.36% |
| Education | 35 | 1.77 | 6.81% | 2.16 | 9.45% |
| Electrical Equipment | 116 | 1.79 | 8.31% | 2.10 | 13.51% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 19 | 1.34 | -4.07% | 1.34 | -1.94% |
| Electronics (General) | 160 | 1.49 | 2.30% | 1.64 | 9.69% |
| Engineering/Construction | 52 | 0.43 | 2.18% | 0.58 | 4.33% |
| Entertainment | 120 | 3.02 | 13.43% | 3.45 | 17.78% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 91 | 1.97 | 9.19% | 2.61 | 12.35% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 33 | 0.58 | 3.44% | 0.93 | 5.34% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 259 | 2.40 | 20.06% | 28.99 | 8.56% |
| Food Processing | 83 | 1.39 | 11.98% | 2.01 | 13.36% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | 0.37 | 2.05% | 0.53 | 3.19% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | 0.68 | 2.20% | 0.98 | 8.65% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 21 | 3.73 | 10.02% | 8.90 | 12.96% |
| Healthcare Products | 248 | 4.49 | 5.80% | 5.00 | 15.47% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 111 | 0.52 | 2.46% | 0.63 | 4.45% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 119 | 4.03 | 9.55% | 4.58 | 13.28% |
| Homebuilding | 31 | 0.66 | 7.19% | 0.99 | 10.61% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 34 | 0.61 | 0.78% | 1.45 | 9.91% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 70 | 2.08 | 17.62% | 3.26 | 19.81% |
| Household Products | 141 | 2.56 | 6.79% | 3.04 | 17.65% |
| Information Services | 71 | 5.75 | 18.41% | 6.36 | 27.15% |
| Insurance (General) | 20 | 1.16 | -1.61% | 1.63 | 11.09% |
| Insurance (Life) | 23 | 0.74 | 11.24% | 1.34 | 10.93% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 1.12 | 9.51% | 1.34 | 12.38% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 172 | 2.68 | 24.52% | 3.80 | 18.97% |
| Machinery | 127 | 1.63 | 7.74% | 2.00 | 14.12% |
| Metals & Mining | 94 | 1.10 | 8.33% | 1.41 | 23.82% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 0.58 | 3.84% | 0.87 | 7.82% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 5 | 1.21 | 9.23% | 1.38 | 8.55% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 301 | 1.83 | 9.94% | 2.72 | 14.08% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 20 | 1.74 | 5.98% | 3.43 | 16.72% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 134 | 0.47 | 3.25% | 0.64 | 4.91% |
| Packaging & Container | 27 | 0.83 | 7.30% | 1.34 | 10.73% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 20 | 0.45 | 3.07% | 0.59 | 7.72% |
| Power | 51 | 1.99 | 9.57% | 3.52 | 18.56% |
| Precious Metals | 91 | 2.88 | -5.90% | 3.13 | 10.36% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 33 | 0.58 | -1.00% | 0.90 | 7.25% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 5.66 | 24.44% | 10.64 | 22.59% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | 4.68 | 18.42% | 7.15 | 4.94% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 3.90 | 41.23% | 4.38 | 33.71% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 59 | 0.92 | 5.87% | 1.44 | 7.16% |
| Recreation | 72 | 1.47 | 3.25% | 1.90 | 8.86% |
| Reinsurance | 2 | 0.90 | 13.53% | 1.04 | 11.80% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 78 | 2.66 | 12.11% | 3.50 | 14.28% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 24 | 0.56 | 3.90% | 0.94 | 5.21% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 17 | 1.35 | 7.29% | 1.64 | 10.92% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 88 | 0.71 | 5.63% | 1.16 | 8.36% |
| Retail (General) | 19 | 0.54 | 1.90% | 0.70 | 4.12% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 12 | 0.21 | 2.85% | 0.39 | 1.92% |
| Retail (Online) | 79 | 3.07 | 11.34% | 3.32 | 6.09% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 91 | 0.65 | 4.00% | 0.95 | 6.48% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 0.35 | 2.72% | 0.72 | 7.97% |
| Semiconductor | 72 | 3.40 | 21.47% | 3.71 | 29.63% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 41 | 1.88 | 15.61% | 1.94 | 24.15% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 9 | 1.12 | 8.69% | 1.70 | 8.52% |
| Shoe | 10 | 2.66 | 5.59% | 2.76 | 11.54% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 92 | 5.92 | 18.91% | 5.90 | 27.28% |
| Software (Internet) | 44 | 5.72 | 1.88% | 6.69 | 11.26% |
| Software (System & Application) | 355 | 6.42 | 10.45% | 6.99 | 21.35% |
| Steel | 37 | 0.47 | 7.32% | 0.64 | 8.97% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 21 | 1.02 | 14.88% | 2.12 | 10.41% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 98 | 3.04 | 2.11% | 3.37 | 17.62% |
| Telecom. Services | 67 | 1.38 | 18.76% | 2.58 | 18.39% |
| Tobacco | 17 | 3.58 | 31.42% | 4.32 | 40.07% |
| Transportation | 19 | 0.84 | 6.74% | 1.16 | 8.39% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 10 | 4.12 | 50.93% | 5.17 | 36.54% |
| Trucking | 28 | 0.66 | 7.82% | 1.30 | 8.22% |
| Utility (General) | 18 | 2.16 | 11.49% | 3.69 | 17.16% |
| Utility (Water) | 19 | 5.17 | 15.06% | 7.35 | 30.73% |
| Total Market | 7209 | 1.74 | 8.89% | 2.71 | 11.27% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6004 | 1.71 | 8.01% | 2.20 | 11.81% |