Revenue
Multiples by
Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2017
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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 | 41 | 1.12 | 6.04% | 1.71 | 12.07% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 96 | 1.35 | 7.15% | 1.59 | 10.74% |
| Air Transport | 18 | 0.94 | 10.79% | 1.53 | 16.30% |
| Apparel | 58 | 1.41 | 6.29% | 1.81 | 11.31% |
| Auto & Truck | 15 | 0.46 | 6.35% | 1.07 | 5.39% |
| Auto Parts | 63 | 0.67 | 4.76% | 0.83 | 8.68% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 10 | 3.17 | 24.50% | 8.24 | -0.12% |
| Banks (Regional) | 645 | 4.38 | 23.39% | 6.28 | -0.13% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 25 | 4.71 | 19.13% | 5.39 | 24.26% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 36 | 3.12 | 12.81% | 3.70 | 18.86% |
| Broadcasting | 30 | 1.58 | 7.49% | 3.02 | 23.09% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 45 | 2.58 | 13.42% | 7.28 | -0.07% |
| Building Materials | 41 | 1.23 | 6.77% | 1.49 | 10.45% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 165 | 1.40 | 4.61% | 1.83 | 10.47% |
| Cable TV | 14 | 2.63 | 11.68% | 3.83 | 19.21% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 45 | 1.10 | 3.20% | 1.68 | 10.24% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 8 | 1.54 | 11.68% | 1.95 | 12.50% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 100 | 1.94 | 5.26% | 2.42 | 14.16% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 38 | 1.01 | -17.72% | 2.27 | -14.27% |
| Computer Services | 117 | 1.07 | 6.02% | 1.30 | 8.61% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 55 | 2.07 | 14.18% | 2.33 | 19.82% |
| Construction Supplies | 51 | 1.31 | 3.99% | 1.78 | 9.23% |
| Diversified | 24 | 2.10 | 9.96% | 2.64 | 13.78% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 426 | 5.82 | 15.45% | 6.57 | 27.89% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 164 | 4.19 | 14.19% | 4.61 | 24.12% |
| Education | 36 | 1.25 | 2.01% | 1.49 | 7.84% |
| Electrical Equipment | 119 | 2.01 | 6.71% | 2.24 | 12.38% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 24 | 1.10 | -1.72% | 1.24 | 2.16% |
| Electronics (General) | 164 | 1.59 | 5.80% | 1.68 | 8.28% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 0.56 | 0.57% | 0.68 | 3.98% |
| Entertainment | 79 | 2.28 | 12.58% | 2.88 | 21.50% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 89 | 1.78 | 4.63% | 2.45 | 12.04% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 37 | 0.62 | 3.18% | 0.95 | 4.53% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 258 | 2.66 | 21.77% | 31.81 | 7.78% |
| Food Processing | 87 | 1.92 | 6.73% | 2.38 | 13.66% |
| Food Wholesalers | 16 | 0.37 | 1.13% | 0.50 | 2.85% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 30 | 1.09 | 6.02% | 1.36 | 9.98% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 25 | 3.09 | -9.57% | 7.72 | 16.70% |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | 3.34 | 9.95% | 3.79 | 15.91% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 121 | 0.46 | 2.30% | 0.55 | 4.60% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 125 | 3.29 | 8.08% | 3.80 | 13.38% |
| Homebuilding | 33 | 0.75 | 6.17% | 1.18 | 10.02% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 38 | 0.50 | 0.52% | 1.33 | 9.74% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 69 | 2.39 | 8.06% | 3.59 | 18.07% |
| Household Products | 129 | 2.66 | 10.22% | 3.13 | 18.39% |
| Information Services | 64 | 4.02 | 12.94% | 4.66 | 23.32% |
| Insurance (General) | 19 | 1.33 | 4.30% | 1.78 | 8.42% |
| Insurance (Life) | 22 | 0.94 | 7.36% | 1.34 | 12.51% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | 1.14 | 7.20% | 1.43 | 11.43% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 156 | 3.33 | 18.39% | 4.56 | 17.93% |
| Machinery | 127 | 1.90 | 6.60% | 2.22 | 13.34% |
| Metals & Mining | 97 | 1.58 | -25.15% | 2.33 | 5.17% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | 0.82 | 4.81% | 1.18 | 10.19% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 7 | 2.10 | 0.56% | 2.41 | -3.04% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 330 | 4.15 | -85.74% | 5.77 | -28.89% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 78 | 1.84 | 1.55% | 3.23 | 13.66% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 148 | 0.99 | -4.28% | 1.23 | 2.81% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 1.03 | 3.78% | 1.56 | 10.09% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 23 | 0.65 | 8.30% | 0.92 | 4.91% |
| Power | 68 | 1.88 | 4.01% | 3.43 | 18.44% |
| Precious Metals | 109 | 2.83 | -17.03% | 3.22 | 14.61% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 37 | 0.63 | 1.59% | 0.91 | 7.00% |
| R.E.I.T. | 238 | 6.47 | 22.43% | 11.43 | 22.99% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | 2.94 | 17.33% | 4.31 | 5.21% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | 5.61 | 4.56% | 6.72 | 21.24% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 0.96 | 3.95% | 1.61 | 7.90% |
| Recreation | 66 | 1.62 | 6.70% | 2.03 | 12.05% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | 1.03 | 7.45% | 1.25 | 11.31% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 86 | 2.27 | 9.20% | 2.99 | 13.65% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 25 | 0.66 | 3.63% | 1.04 | 5.63% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 6 | 1.42 | 6.25% | 1.71 | 11.13% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 88 | 0.90 | 3.52% | 1.38 | 8.42% |
| Retail (General) | 19 | 0.48 | 2.60% | 0.66 | 4.33% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | 0.32 | 1.89% | 0.53 | 2.56% |
| Retail (Online) | 57 | 2.84 | 2.97% | 2.99 | 5.16% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 108 | 0.68 | 3.17% | 0.99 | 6.19% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 0.56 | 2.96% | 0.88 | 11.81% |
| Semiconductor | 80 | 3.69 | 14.27% | 4.00 | 20.94% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 45 | 2.82 | 11.30% | 2.86 | 17.00% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 11 | 1.46 | -7.62% | 2.11 | 7.75% |
| Shoe | 10 | 2.15 | 10.04% | 2.24 | 12.10% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 13 | 4.44 | 14.71% | 4.52 | 17.30% |
| Software (Internet) | 297 | 6.66 | 13.08% | 6.76 | 21.69% |
| Software (System & Application) | 236 | 4.20 | 11.21% | 4.83 | 15.62% |
| Steel | 38 | 0.78 | -5.71% | 1.07 | 0.64% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 17 | 1.15 | -2.36% | 2.32 | 4.29% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 107 | 2.56 | 12.11% | 2.97 | 18.27% |
| Telecom. Services | 67 | 1.60 | 9.57% | 2.61 | 18.74% |
| Tobacco | 22 | 5.66 | 27.39% | 6.47 | 40.28% |
| Transportation | 17 | 1.14 | 4.99% | 1.45 | 9.66% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 7 | 3.64 | 18.31% | 4.58 | 32.14% |
| Trucking | 30 | 0.81 | 3.84% | 1.47 | 9.45% |
| Utility (General) | 18 | 2.22 | 9.41% | 3.72 | 19.79% |
| Utility (Water) | 22 | 4.34 | 13.69% | 6.20 | 29.97% |
| Total Market | 7330 | 1.81 | 6.22% | 2.89 | 10.28% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6100 | 1.74 | 5.10% | 2.26 | 10.70% |