Debt-to-equity ratio - breakdown by industry

Debt-to-equity ratio is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of entity's equity and debt used to finance an entity's assets.
Calculation: Liabilities / Equity. More about debt-to-equity ratio.

Number of U.S. listed companies included in the calculation: 4818 (year 2021)

Ratio: Debt-to-equity ratio     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
01 - Agricultural Production Crops (27) 0.75 0.70 0.78 0.69 0.54 0.91
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties (6) 0.14 0.04 0.11 0.06 0.16 0.04
07 - Agricultural Services (18) 1.27 0.36 0.33 0.40 0.22 0.01
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping (7) 0.79 0.91 0.27 0.15 0.06 0.09
10 - Metal Mining (272) 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 - Coal Mining (28) 1.50 2.17 1.45 1.10 0.99 1.00
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction (492) 0.49 0.44 0.67 0.55 0.57 0.37
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels (41) 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.36 0.30 0.17
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders (48) 0.94 0.86 0.97 1.06 1.06 0.99
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors (20) 1.50 1.46 1.77 1.40 1.39 1.26
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors (33) 1.42 1.09 1.30 1.23 1.11 1.37
20 - Food And Kindred Products (190) 0.93 0.76 0.99 0.50 0.51 0.57
21 - Tobacco Products (21) 0.07 1.46 1.65 0.20 0.00 0.04
22 - Textile Mill Products (16) 0.69 0.68 0.87 0.76 0.54 0.58
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials (56) 1.07 1.13 1.28 0.86 0.74 0.80
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture (29) 0.88 0.59 0.69 0.47 0.50 0.52
25 - Furniture And Fixtures (29) 1.50 1.30 0.63 0.56 0.61 0.78
26 - Paper And Allied Products (41) 1.78 1.44 1.36 1.47 1.73 1.40
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries (67) 0.67 0.74 0.73 0.62 0.55 0.79
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products (1076) 0.35 0.35 0.39 0.36 0.34 0.28
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries (38) 1.59 1.54 1.24 1.02 1.06 1.20
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products (54) 1.20 1.12 1.11 0.83 0.48 0.54
31 - Leather And Leather Products (16) 1.71 1.13 0.93 0.40 0.40 0.49
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products (31) 1.20 1.41 1.30 1.02 0.68 0.69
33 - Primary Metal Industries (60) 1.16 1.28 1.12 1.10 1.04 1.06
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment (78) 1.00 1.05 1.08 1.17 1.07 1.09
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment (299) 1.01 0.99 1.11 0.94 0.91 0.82
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment (487) 0.61 0.67 0.67 0.55 0.59 0.50
37 - Transportation Equipment (156) 0.78 0.95 1.49 0.97 1.05 0.89
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks (460) 0.46 0.63 0.68 0.58 0.53 0.42
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (70) 0.98 0.93 0.47 0.44 0.57 0.35
40 - Railroad Transportation (13) 2.00 2.23 2.22 1.36 1.12 1.60
41 - Local And Suburban Transit And Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation (2) 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing (31) 0.90 0.87 0.91 0.65 0.66 0.92
44 - Water Transportation (30) 1.04 0.92 0.92 0.83 0.81 1.24
45 - Transportation By Air (32) 2.17 2.45 2.03 1.91 1.77 1.84
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas (26) 1.87 1.91 1.62 1.36 1.16 1.13
47 - Transportation Services (41) 0.34 1.17 1.25 0.37 1.18 1.01
48 - Communications (225) 1.23 1.28 1.43 1.09 1.08 0.80
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services (310) 2.01 2.02 1.93 1.75 1.72 1.83
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods (149) 1.18 1.12 1.24 1.01 0.94 0.77
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods (123) 1.38 1.30 1.31 1.33 1.19 1.22
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers (20) 0.41 1.93 1.06 0.60 0.47 1.08
53 - General Merchandise Stores (30) 2.16 2.16 2.01 1.23 1.27 0.77
54 - Food Stores (32) 1.23 1.67 0.56 0.79 1.05 0.67
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations (38) 2.29 2.16 3.07 1.79 1.75 2.00
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores (55) 1.66 1.83 1.91 1.09 0.81 0.68
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores (32) 1.78 2.44 2.77 1.43 1.28 1.38
58 - Eating And Drinking Places (109) 1.06 1.55 1.70 0.70 0.77 0.66
59 - Miscellaneous Retail (186) 1.08 1.10 1.03 0.57 0.55 0.05
60 - Depository Institutions (724) 8.81 8.46 7.67 7.92 8.17 8.34
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions (125) 5.02 7.40 7.60 5.26 3.38 4.91
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services (255) 0.46 0.59 0.60 0.46 0.28 0.13
63 - Insurance Carriers (186) 3.06 2.99 2.90 3.18 3.17 2.50
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service (23) 1.33 1.39 2.42 1.54 1.49 0.80
65 - Real Estate (247) 0.83 0.86 0.72 0.41 0.30 0.44
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices (849) 0.87 1.28 1.16 1.03 0.98 0.94
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places (69) 2.71 2.60 2.43 1.88 1.50 1.93
72 - Personal Services (54) 0.30 0.13 0.34 0.32 0.25 0.00
73 - Business Services (1247) 0.79 0.86 0.87 0.58 0.52 0.48
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking (14) 1.89 2.04 3.90 2.19 2.11 2.20
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services (8) 12.58 1.20 1.81 1.19 1.34 0.00
78 - Motion Pictures (61) 1.65 0.48 0.69 0.14 0.09 0.11
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services (85) 0.45 0.27 0.32 0.09 0.23 0.23
80 - Health Services (137) 0.73 0.74 0.65 0.47 0.70 0.66
81 - Legal Services (2) 1.70 1.67 1.70 0.89 0.75 0.56
82 - Educational Services (57) 0.68 0.71 0.65 0.48 0.45 0.37
83 - Social Services (7) 1.22 1.10 1.29 2.24 0.08 0.46
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services (189) 0.73 0.86 0.87 0.43 0.41 0.44
89 - Miscellaneous Services (3) 1.40 3.20 1.00 2.11 3.17 10.50
All Industries 0.93 1.07 1.12 0.87 0.80 0.75
08 - Forestry (2) 0.75 0.75 0.13 0.04 0.06 0.77
99 - Nonclassifiable Establishments (9) 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77

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