Revenue
Multiples by
SectorData Used: S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg and the Fed
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2014
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| Industry Name | Number of firms | Price/Sales | Net Margin | EV/Sales | Pre-tax Operating Margin |
| Advertising | 65 | 1.33 | 3.90% | 1.91 | 14.58% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 95 | 1.37 | 6.64% | 1.53 | 11.39% |
| Air Transport | 25 | 0.54 | 2.82% | 1.06 | 7.20% |
| Apparel | 70 | 1.89 | 6.72% | 2.22 | 13.85% |
| Auto & Truck | 26 | 0.50 | 3.82% | 0.90 | 3.49% |
| Auto Parts | 75 | 0.71 | 4.00% | 0.86 | 7.82% |
| Bank | 7 | 3.16 | 27.21% | 5.18 | NA |
| Banks (Regional) | 721 | 3.41 | 23.05% | 5.06 | NA |
| Beverage | 47 | 2.60 | 12.77% | 3.02 | 17.83% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 19 | 3.73 | 22.63% | 4.69 | 20.58% |
| Biotechnology | 349 | 10.27 | 6.88% | 10.72 | 16.64% |
| Broadcasting | 30 | 2.86 | 29.55% | 4.14 | 26.68% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 49 | 1.50 | 9.72% | 5.66 | 1.76% |
| Building Materials | 37 | 1.11 | 1.91% | 1.37 | 6.98% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 179 | 1.36 | 4.34% | 1.68 | 10.08% |
| Cable TV | 16 | 1.88 | 8.93% | 2.73 | 19.01% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 47 | 1.37 | 4.28% | 1.65 | 10.32% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 10 | 1.21 | 7.74% | 1.51 | 9.59% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 100 | 1.99 | 11.19% | 2.17 | 15.93% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 45 | 0.93 | -10.81% | 1.64 | 3.58% |
| Computer Services | 129 | 0.99 | 6.85% | 1.13 | 10.18% |
| Computer Software | 273 | 4.43 | 20.47% | 4.55 | 27.00% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 66 | 1.96 | 13.17% | 2.00 | 18.64% |
| Construction | 18 | 2.48 | 3.02% | 3.17 | 6.56% |
| Diversified | 20 | 2.14 | 10.46% | 4.07 | 14.41% |
| Educational Services | 40 | 1.03 | -0.07% | 1.26 | 8.16% |
| Electrical Equipment | 135 | 1.97 | 6.36% | 2.12 | 13.25% |
| Electronics | 191 | 1.55 | 5.67% | 1.60 | 8.03% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 26 | 0.78 | 9.36% | 1.02 | 7.76% |
| Engineering | 56 | 0.55 | 2.15% | 0.60 | 5.23% |
| Entertainment | 85 | 2.48 | 13.75% | 3.00 | 19.80% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 108 | 1.54 | 4.40% | 2.18 | 12.48% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 29 | 0.31 | 1.05% | 0.41 | 2.55% |
| Financial Svcs. | 76 | 3.69 | 21.77% | 6.91 | 10.05% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 17 | 2.18 | 15.55% | 8.65 | 1.51% |
| Food Processing | 97 | 1.32 | 6.22% | 1.64 | 11.18% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | 0.47 | 2.02% | 0.54 | 4.13% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 36 | 0.96 | 4.16% | 1.18 | 7.87% |
| Healthcare Equipment | 193 | 2.59 | 9.41% | 2.88 | 20.53% |
| Healthcare Facilities | 47 | 0.66 | 2.54% | 1.44 | 10.95% |
| Healthcare Products | 58 | 2.85 | 4.26% | 3.26 | 11.00% |
| Healthcare Services | 126 | 0.47 | 2.42% | 0.57 | 5.08% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 125 | 3.32 | 7.52% | 3.62 | 13.42% |
| Heavy Construction | 46 | 0.96 | 5.61% | 1.42 | 10.05% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 1.18 | 14.11% | 1.68 | 8.97% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 89 | 2.35 | 2.87% | 3.44 | 15.56% |
| Household Products | 139 | 2.17 | 9.63% | 2.50 | 16.60% |
| Information Services | 71 | 4.14 | 15.50% | 4.40 | 25.17% |
| Insurance (General) | 26 | 1.14 | 5.02% | 1.59 | 13.28% |
| Insurance (Life) | 27 | 0.89 | 4.85% | 1.33 | 8.70% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | 1.07 | 10.33% | 1.36 | 14.59% |
| Internet software and services | 330 | 6.99 | 14.18% | 6.99 | 18.84% |
| Investment Co. | 65 | 2.92 | 16.63% | 5.29 | 7.01% |
| Machinery | 141 | 1.70 | 7.72% | 1.87 | 12.59% |
| Metals & Mining | 134 | 1.49 | 4.86% | 2.09 | 14.50% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 30 | 0.80 | 2.68% | 1.17 | 8.99% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 8 | 1.16 | 9.72% | 1.22 | 12.99% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 411 | 2.42 | 7.68% | 6.10 | -36.96% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 80 | 1.27 | 4.14% | 1.91 | 8.01% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 163 | 0.62 | 3.52% | 0.70 | 6.22% |
| Packaging & Container | 24 | 0.87 | 3.73% | 1.26 | 9.81% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 21 | 0.80 | 4.05% | 1.18 | 7.51% |
| Pharma & Drugs | 138 | 3.67 | 20.31% | 3.97 | 25.08% |
| Power | 106 | 1.51 | 7.26% | 2.74 | 16.25% |
| Precious Metals | 166 | 1.96 | -18.86% | 2.40 | 12.22% |
| Publshing & Newspapers | 52 | 1.22 | 3.10% | 1.57 | 9.57% |
| R.E.I.T. | 46 | 5.03 | 73.16% | 32.89 | 0.33% |
| Railroad | 10 | 3.19 | 17.62% | 3.88 | 31.27% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 22 | 6.04 | -12.88% | 7.07 | 5.88% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 10.32 | 4.80% | 12.03 | 8.71% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 47 | 1.67 | 3.96% | 2.57 | 9.57% |
| Recreation | 70 | 1.90 | 7.29% | 2.28 | 14.16% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 0.84 | 5.37% | 1.05 | 8.14% |
| Restaurant | 84 | 2.32 | 7.73% | 2.88 | 14.12% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | 0.55 | 2.94% | 0.85 | 5.05% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 7 | 1.26 | 5.56% | 1.50 | 9.16% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 87 | 1.09 | 3.53% | 1.54 | 9.76% |
| Retail (General) | 21 | 0.55 | 2.90% | 0.72 | 5.07% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 21 | 0.33 | 0.75% | 0.51 | 2.26% |
| Retail (Internet) | 47 | 3.25 | 3.37% | 3.31 | 4.12% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 137 | 0.83 | 3.88% | 1.11 | 6.84% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 0.31 | 2.68% | 0.54 | 7.60% |
| Semiconductor | 104 | 2.64 | 11.43% | 2.80 | 15.91% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 51 | 2.33 | -1.25% | 2.42 | 7.07% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 14 | 1.47 | 0.27% | 2.37 | 10.59% |
| Shoe | 14 | 2.34 | 9.47% | 2.44 | 12.90% |
| Steel | 37 | 0.61 | -2.44% | 0.84 | 4.60% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 28 | 1.43 | -6.30% | 2.79 | -0.97% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 131 | 2.74 | 14.98% | 2.84 | 19.01% |
| Telecom. Services | 82 | 1.28 | 3.32% | 1.98 | 12.50% |
| Thrift | 223 | 1.24 | NA | NA | NA |
| Tobacco | 12 | 3.93 | 24.69% | 4.57 | 40.37% |
| Transportation | 22 | 1.30 | 3.36% | 1.48 | 6.11% |
| Trucking | 28 | 0.90 | 3.17% | 1.56 | 11.43% |
| Utility (General) | 20 | 1.57 | 6.28% | 2.63 | 17.51% |
| Utility (Water) | 20 | 3.05 | 14.20% | 4.78 | 29.18% |
| Total Market | 7766 | 1.52 | 8.06% | 2.52 | 9.66% |
| Wireless Networking | 53 | 2.50 | 0.82% | 17.07% | 6.08% |
| Total Market | 5748 | 1.56 | 7.98% | 13.68% | 37.85% |