Date updated: 5-Jan-18

Created by: Aswath Damodaran, adamodar@stern.nyu.edu

What is this data? Return on equity
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Companies in each industry: http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/pc/datasets/indname.xls
Variable definitions: http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/variab
Industry Name Number of firms ROE (unadjusted)
Advertising 78 7.64%
Aerospace/Defense 73 9.46%
Air Transport 82 7.79%
Apparel 901 8.52%
Auto & Truck 80 11.85%
Auto Parts 444 12.05%
Bank (Money Center) 457 13.72%
Banks (Regional) 82 15.91%
Beverage (Alcoholic) 121 19.56%
Beverage (Soft) 37 13.60%
Broadcasting 60 11.69%
Brokerage & Investment Banking 386 8.54%
Building Materials 222 9.35%
Business & Consumer Services 226 12.93%
Cable TV 33 16.44%
Chemical (Basic) 608 13.50%
Chemical (Diversified) 38 11.86%
Chemical (Specialty) 468 11.65%
Coal & Related Energy 103 15.04%
Computer Services 416 15.99%
Computers/Peripherals 202 15.53%
Construction Supplies 535 10.37%
Diversified 239 9.18%
Drugs (Biotechnology) 178 8.24%
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 605 12.91%
Education 99 13.66%
Electrical Equipment 573 8.49%
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 91 6.26%
Electronics (General) 792 13.23%
Engineering/Construction 773 9.35%
Entertainment 176 5.36%
Environmental & Waste Services 116 13.40%
Farming/Agriculture 291 8.90%
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 529 14.41%
Food Processing 848 12.05%
Food Wholesalers 73 7.87%
Furn/Home Furnishings 213 25.14%
Green & Renewable Energy 84 13.34%
Healthcare Products 191 10.26%
Healthcare Support Services 125 12.56%
Heathcare Information and Technology 76 6.00%
Homebuilding 36 -13.16%
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 98 10.91%
Hotel/Gaming 414 7.46%
Household Products 255 24.51%
Information Services 63 25.07%
Insurance (General) 142 13.13%
Insurance (Life) 69 12.88%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 140 9.55%
Investments & Asset Management 376 13.18%
Machinery 718 7.74%
Metals & Mining 312 10.23%
Office Equipment & Services 71 3.82%
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 23 7.08%
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 141 5.16%
Oil/Gas Distribution 86 6.89%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 246 13.17%
Packaging & Container 270 8.85%
Paper/Forest Products 193 8.51%
Power 371 8.97%
Precious Metals 98 8.92%
Publishing & Newspapers 172 10.80%
R.E.I.T. 182 10.43%
Real Estate (Development) 669 12.08%
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 276 8.72%
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 286 10.68%
Recreation 127 8.97%
Reinsurance 30 6.12%
Restaurant/Dining 114 14.13%
Retail (Automotive) 84 14.72%
Retail (Building Supply) 15 13.17%
Retail (Distributors) 557 3.75%
Retail (General) 136 9.65%
Retail (Grocery and Food) 63 17.81%
Retail (Online) 36 0.54%
Retail (Special Lines) 161 7.60%
Rubber& Tires 75 9.17%
Semiconductor 406 16.20%
Semiconductor Equip 176 20.74%
Shipbuilding & Marine 231 5.27%
Shoe 61 12.92%
Software (Entertainment) 58 10.78%
Software (Internet) 168 22.20%
Software (System & Application) 333 10.45%
Steel 510 8.21%
Telecom (Wireless) 62 10.25%
Telecom. Equipment 294 5.40%
Telecom. Services 115 12.80%
Tobacco 31 35.93%
Transportation 154 13.32%
Transportation (Railroads) 12 10.29%
Trucking 94 8.04%
Utility (General) 11 -29.03%
Utility (Water) 62 12.54%
Total Market 21607 11.35%
Total Market (without financials) 19426 10.56%
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ROE (adjusted for R&D)
7.64%
7.71%
7.78%
8.35%
10.54%
11.20%
13.72%
15.91%
19.35%
13.58%
11.58%
8.53%
9.01%
12.39%
16.26%
13.03%
11.71%
11.16%
14.92%
14.91%
12.76%
9.82%
9.14%
7.37%
11.66%
13.62%
7.78%
5.69%
11.93%
8.65%
5.25%
13.01%
8.79%
14.42%
11.88%
7.87%
22.23%
13.32%
9.25%
12.29%
6.23%
-13.10%
10.90%
7.47%
23.05%
24.48%
13.13%
12.88%
9.55%
13.18%
7.33%
10.00%
3.73%
6.96%
5.10%
6.87%
13.02%
8.64%
8.37%
8.90%
8.80%
10.53%
10.43%
12.07%
8.71%
10.68%
8.69%
6.12%
14.11%
14.71%
13.17%
3.74%
9.65%
17.79%
0.79%
7.51%
8.51%
13.34%
18.44%
5.27%
11.65%
9.48%
19.48%
9.12%
7.91%
10.22%
4.05%
12.63%
35.51%
13.28%
10.28%
8.03%
-28.74%
12.52%
11.04%
10.16%