Date updated: 5-Jan-19

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
Induistry Name Number of firms ROE (unadjusted)
Advertising 91 4.06%
Aerospace/Defense 82 7.11%
Air Transport 87 8.12%
Apparel 898 5.02%
Auto & Truck 81 10.23%
Auto Parts 453 8.91%
Bank (Money Center) 463 12.68%
Banks (Regional) 82 35.65%
Beverage (Alcoholic) 114 19.77%
Beverage (Soft) 35 13.10%
Broadcasting 59 5.76%
Brokerage & Investment Banking 392 6.30%
Building Materials 213 7.53%
Business & Consumer Services 240 10.89%
Cable TV 32 43.90%
Chemical (Basic) 605 14.28%
Chemical (Diversified) 35 8.67%
Chemical (Specialty) 505 14.28%
Coal & Related Energy 108 15.52%
Computer Services 449 14.97%
Computers/Peripherals 209 18.62%
Construction Supplies 518 8.14%
Diversified 229 9.88%
Drugs (Biotechnology) 179 2.81%
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 626 12.04%
Education 100 10.82%
Electrical Equipment 574 8.24%
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 92 9.79%
Electronics (General) 812 11.01%
Engineering/Construction 797 10.49%
Entertainment 286 4.21%
Environmental & Waste Services 117 9.79%
Farming/Agriculture 284 5.74%
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 559 13.70%
Food Processing 829 9.58%
Food Wholesalers 82 7.18%
Furn/Home Furnishings 218 20.51%
Green & Renewable Energy 90 12.83%
Healthcare Products 198 14.24%
Healthcare Support Services 134 13.98%
Heathcare Information and Technology 83 5.36%
Homebuilding 34 4.00%
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 107 3.80%
Hotel/Gaming 396 9.80%
Household Products 257 17.62%
Information Services 70 20.58%
Insurance (General) 140 10.86%
Insurance (Life) 71 15.19%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 138 10.13%
Investments & Asset Management 334 8.23%
Machinery 723 7.26%
Metals & Mining 311 9.22%
Office Equipment & Services 72 7.58%
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 24 10.47%
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 133 5.11%
Oil/Gas Distribution 84 5.23%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 236 12.12%
Packaging & Container 278 8.67%
Paper/Forest Products 194 10.51%
Power 360 8.52%
Precious Metals 89 7.15%
Publishing & Newspapers 170 8.11%
R.E.I.T. 203 11.31%
Real Estate (Development) 701 15.33%
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 262 9.74%
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 297 10.64%
Recreation 133 7.74%
Reinsurance 30 7.08%
Restaurant/Dining 126 17.38%
Retail (Automotive) 87 15.23%
Retail (Building Supply) 23 15.88%
Retail (Distributors) 575 7.11%
Retail (General) 136 8.89%
Retail (Grocery and Food) 64 17.97%
Retail (Online) 60 -134.38%
Retail (Special Lines) 163 10.08%
Rubber& Tires 74 6.89%
Semiconductor 399 19.53%
Semiconductor Equip 183 14.85%
Shipbuilding & Marine 231 7.15%
Shoe 60 10.28%
Software (Entertainment) 40 28.12%
Software (Internet) 30 9.36%
Software (System & Application) 335 11.65%
Steel 508 6.59%
Telecom (Wireless) 60 8.64%
Telecom. Equipment 296 3.52%
Telecom. Services 128 10.56%
Tobacco 27 35.37%
Transportation 176 12.66%
Transportation (Railroads) 11 11.40%
Trucking 100 8.56%
Utility (General) 10 6.98%
Utility (Water) 66 9.85%
Total Market 21855 11.35%
Total Market (without financials) 19676 10.66%
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ROE (adjusted for R&D)
4.16%
5.86%
8.09%
4.91%
9.07%
8.06%
12.68%
35.65%
19.62%
13.08%
5.62%
6.32%
7.27%
10.46%
43.27%
13.80%
8.61%
13.48%
15.47%
14.01%
15.04%
7.58%
9.83%
3.17%
10.78%
9.90%
7.30%
7.07%
9.74%
9.15%
3.96%
9.46%
5.61%
13.66%
9.41%
7.18%
18.13%
12.77%
12.99%
13.69%
5.48%
4.04%
3.79%
9.80%
16.49%
20.01%
10.86%
15.19%
10.13%
8.24%
6.76%
9.00%
7.13%
10.24%
5.08%
5.19%
11.93%
8.38%
10.23%
8.48%
7.04%
7.80%
11.31%
15.07%
9.74%
10.64%
7.43%
7.08%
17.31%
15.21%
15.88%
7.09%
8.89%
17.95%
-100.04%
10.13%
6.15%
16.17%
13.40%
7.14%
9.31%
24.07%
8.45%
9.21%
6.52%
8.60%
2.50%
10.40%
34.81%
12.70%
11.39%
8.56%
6.96%
9.84%
10.98%
10.18%