ROE (Return on equity), after tax - breakdown by industry

Return on equity (ROE) is the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity.
Calculation: Net income after tax / Shareholder's equity. More about roe (return on equity), after tax.

Number of U.S. listed companies included in the calculation: 3567 (as of 2025).

Ratio: ROE (Return on equity), after tax     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
All Industries 5.1% 4% 0.5% 2.6% -2.1%
01 - Agricultural Production Crops -32.9% -16.1% -55.8% -16.4% -7%
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties 34.1% 2.6% -23.5% -131.8% 6.9%
07 - Agricultural Services 4.4% -0.4% -2.4% -147.3% -17%
08 - Forestry - - - - - -
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping - - -15.4% -5.5% -188.8% -107.5%
10 - Metal Mining -8.3% -15.4% -31.8% -69% -103.1%
12 - Coal Mining 11.6% 30.7% 50.8% 19.5% -19%
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 6.5% 13.4% 23.9% 1.4% -39.3%
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 1.8% 12.9% 4.1% 2% 3.9%
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 17.3% 15.6% 24.5% 22.7% 13.6%
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 11.2% 10.8% 8% 9.9% 9.3%
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 22.4% 12.7% 10.1% 9.9% 10.6%
20 - Food And Kindred Products 6.7% 7.1% -1% 7.4% 5.9%
21 - Tobacco Products -31.4% -102.5% -36.9% -59.2% -91%
22 - Textile Mill Products 4.8% -5.6% 0.3% 12.2% -13.4%
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 12.1% 12% 15.9% 17.4% -2.1%
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 11.1% 18.3% 26.7% 22% 16.8%
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 7.4% 5.7% 12.3% 6.9% 1.8%
26 - Paper And Allied Products 6.8% 3.4% 17.1% 4.8% 2%
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 4.6% -2.7% -1.6% 5.5% -13.2%
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products -36.2% -43.1% -51.4% -54.3% -60%
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 11.2% 22.2% 39.6% 9.3% -16.3%
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 10.6% 14.4% 11.8% 14.7% 9.1%
31 - Leather And Leather Products 14% 7% 10.1% 13.7% -13.7%
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 15.9% 24.5% 21.3% 28.6% 12.1%
33 - Primary Metal Industries 5.1% 10% 13.2% 14.9% -3.1%
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 10.3% 7% 10.2% 9.6% 5.5%
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 10.7% 9.2% 8% 6.7% 0.6%
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment -5.5% -3.5% -3.5% 4.7% 1.5%
37 - Transportation Equipment 5.4% 5% -2.5% 5.2% -3.6%
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks -16.7% -15.8% -25.3% -13.9% -15.6%
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 0.6% 2.8% -1.5% 11.9% 2.3%
40 - Railroad Transportation 23.7% 22.2% 24.8% 35.2% 17.8%
41 - Local And Suburban Transit And Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation - - - - 17.8% -
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 11% 15.2% 25.5% 23.2% 10.7%
44 - Water Transportation 21% 8.7% 4.1% -12.5% -17.9%
45 - Transportation By Air 6.9% 1.5% 1.6% 4.8% -30.9%
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 5% 14.5% 6.5% 24.5% 5.5%
47 - Transportation Services 5.4% 8.1% 7.7% -0.7% 0%
48 - Communications -4.1% -3.2% -6.4% 4.6% -1.2%
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 8.9% 8.8% 8.4% 8.3% 7.5%
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 9.3% 15.7% 18.8% 16.3% -1.2%
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 7.6% 6.8% 1.7% 8.1% -4.3%
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 23.8% 22.7% 6.4% 20.5% 31.7%
53 - General Merchandise Stores 15.8% 17.8% 21.1% 27.9% 15.9%
54 - Food Stores 7.8% 12.9% 13.6% 17.4% 12.8%
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 10.3% 13.4% 20.8% 29.1% 12.9%
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 5.5% 11.7% 9% 29.7% -10.1%
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 6.5% 15.2% 13.1% 22.1% 2%
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 4.7% 9.6% -5.6% 0% -34.8%
59 - Miscellaneous Retail -0.9% -5.1% -39.6% -20.9% -10%
60 - Depository Institutions 8.6% 9.4% 11.2% 11.5% 8.3%
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions 7.4% 2.2% 5.7% 12.6% 7.7%
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 11.5% 6.8% 10.9% 15.2% 9.2%
63 - Insurance Carriers 13% 10.3% 4.4% 8.7% 6.3%
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 14.3% 10.7% 10.6% -2.9% 9.3%
65 - Real Estate 0.7% 0.3% 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 2.8% 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% -0.1%
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 5% 9.7% 6.5% -2.1% -24.6%
72 - Personal Services 7% -23% -71.1% -205.8% -115.9%
73 - Business Services 0.8% -4% -19.6% -13.4% -13%
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking -18.1% 8.5% 13% 9.5% -62.1%
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services - -161.2% -92.7% 82.6% -139.6% -36.3%
78 - Motion Pictures -29.3% -51.6% -110.9% -59.2% -121.7%
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 5.3% 15.5% -66.7% -163% -75.4%
80 - Health Services 2.2% -9.9% -21.8% -8.2% -15.9%
81 - Legal Services 21.9% 18.2% 20.9% 20.1% 12%
82 - Educational Services 6.2% 4.2% 2.2% 3.2% 2.6%
83 - Social Services 11.2% 6.5% 7.1% 0% -9.9%
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services 2.9% 1.3% -9.1% -10.9% -12.5%
89 - Miscellaneous Services -24.9% -14.4% -12.6% -0.4% -3.5%
99 - Nonclassifiable Establishments - - - - - -

These ratios are calculated for publicly traded U.S. companies that submit financial statements to the SEC. Hover over the ratio value in the table to see the exact number of companies included in the calculation.

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