Date updated: 5-Jan-20

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 103 2.02%
Aerospace/Defense 89 6.59%
Air Transport 86 2.80%
Apparel 907 5.70%
Auto & Truck 83 5.27%
Auto Parts 459 5.78%
Bank (Money Center) 449 13.39%
Banks (Regional) 95 18.48%
Beverage (Alcoholic) 120 22.30%
Beverage (Soft) 31 8.20%
Broadcasting 63 6.31%
Brokerage & Investment Banking 392 6.44%
Building Materials 223 4.01%
Business & Consumer Services 254 3.23%
Cable TV 33 3.73%
Chemical (Basic) 612 7.14%
Chemical (Diversified) 37 7.01%
Chemical (Specialty) 521 10.04%
Coal & Related Energy 105 13.93%
Computer Services 442 13.91%
Computers/Peripherals 209 9.29%
Construction Supplies 515 9.54%
Diversified 212 8.19%
Drugs (Biotechnology) 206 -2.42%
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 638 9.30%
Education 121 11.84%
Electrical Equipment 576 3.47%
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 88 0.56%
Electronics (General) 846 7.46%
Engineering/Construction 829 9.17%
Entertainment 303 -5.56%
Environmental & Waste Services 128 6.21%
Farming/Agriculture 276 3.73%
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 589 13.54%
Food Processing 858 10.66%
Food Wholesalers 81 6.75%
Furn/Home Furnishings 225 15.52%
Green & Renewable Energy 108 12.69%
Healthcare Products 224 11.02%
Healthcare Support Services 152 11.09%
Heathcare Information and Technology 88 7.49%
Homebuilding 35 7.19%
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 110 6.77%
Hotel/Gaming 400 8.20%
Household Products 266 14.77%
Information Services 75 12.55%
Insurance (General) 141 14.07%
Insurance (Life) 77 16.54%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 141 9.12%
Investments & Asset Management 356 5.86%
Machinery 741 4.11%
Metals & Mining 294 5.82%
Office Equipment & Services 64 4.95%
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 25 22.71%
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 121 11.25%
Oil/Gas Distribution 95 3.92%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 233 7.25%
Packaging & Container 283 6.83%
Paper/Forest Products 190 2.41%
Power 368 8.17%
Precious Metals 84 9.21%
Publishing & Newspapers 167 3.00%
R.E.I.T. 213 8.12%
Real Estate (Development) 728 13.07%
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 245 6.91%
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 319 6.63%
Recreation 129 6.22%
Reinsurance 28 5.56%
Restaurant/Dining 130 16.47%
Retail (Automotive) 98 7.54%
Retail (Building Supply) 26 12.05%
Retail (Distributors) 594 5.37%
Retail (General) 133 7.01%
Retail (Grocery and Food) 70 11.71%
Retail (Online) 72 9.71%
Retail (Special Lines) 172 10.69%
Rubber& Tires 70 6.58%
Semiconductor 411 10.47%
Semiconductor Equip 195 7.33%
Shipbuilding & Marine 233 7.00%
Shoe 56 12.00%
Software (Entertainment) 49 22.37%
Software (Internet) 31 2.12%
Software (System & Application) 372 9.28%
Steel 508 4.33%
Telecom (Wireless) 58 3.52%
Telecom. Equipment 287 1.68%
Telecom. Services 132 7.98%
Tobacco 29 37.25%
Transportation 183 10.21%
Transportation (Railroads) 14 9.43%
Trucking 100 7.91%
Utility (General) 9 4.95%
Utility (Water) 66 10.97%
Total Market 22402 10.23%
Total Market (without financials) 20162 9.10%
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ROE (adjusted for R&D)
1.94%
5.95%
2.82%
5.57%
4.80%
5.26%
13.39%
18.48%
22.12%
8.20%
6.31%
6.43%
3.88%
3.28%
3.54%
6.88%
7.00%
9.57%
13.75%
12.87%
7.59%
9.20%
8.13%
-0.67%
8.59%
11.74%
3.42%
0.39%
6.65%
8.66%
-4.98%
6.04%
3.69%
13.46%
10.53%
6.75%
13.08%
12.65%
10.09%
10.83%
7.51%
7.20%
6.89%
8.19%
13.90%
12.47%
14.07%
16.54%
9.12%
5.85%
3.87%
5.82%
5.12%
22.37%
11.16%
3.89%
7.20%
6.72%
2.43%
8.11%
9.14%
2.77%
8.12%
13.11%
6.91%
6.63%
6.03%
5.56%
16.44%
7.54%
12.05%
5.30%
7.04%
11.69%
9.20%
10.59%
6.07%
8.94%
6.32%
6.99%
10.65%
19.12%
2.51%
7.66%
4.29%
3.51%
1.44%
7.91%
36.74%
10.13%
9.41%
7.91%
4.86%
10.93%
9.92%
8.74%