Operating margin (Return on sales) - breakdown by industry

Return on sales (ROS) indicates how much profit an entity makes after paying for variable costs of production such as wages, raw materials, etc. (but before interest and tax).
Calculation: EBIT / Revenue. More about operating margin (return on sales).

Number of U.S. listed companies included in the calculation: 2487 (year 2024).

Ratio: Operating margin (Return on sales)     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
All Industries 6.6% 6.4% 9.7% 4.8% 8%
01 - Agricultural Production Crops -9.3% -48.5% -3.7% 1.7% -4.6%
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties - - 24.8% -2.3% 6% -4.1%
07 - Agricultural Services 1.6% 1.4% -1.1% 0.5% 5.4%
08 - Forestry - - - - - -8.9%
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping - 778.8% -21478.5% -120537.9% -12727% -3521.3%
10 - Metal Mining -107.3% -266.9% -180.5% -82.5% -25.8%
12 - Coal Mining 20.8% 29.5% 14.8% -9.4% 10.9%
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 21.4% 19.1% 7.6% -47.7% -4.4%
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 16.3% 12.5% 11% 10.3% -6.3%
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 12.2% 14.6% 14.8% 9.4% 7%
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 3.1% 3.9% 3.1% 4.1% 4.4%
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 5.7% 5% 5.3% 3.7% 5.5%
20 - Food And Kindred Products 4.9% 2.6% 7.4% 5.2% 6.6%
21 - Tobacco Products 16.7% 15.6% 18.5% 16.6% 6.5%
22 - Textile Mill Products 2% 2% 10.3% -0.7% 6.8%
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 5.7% 10.2% 9.5% -1.4% 6.1%
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 10.4% 10.1% 9.1% 8.8% 5.6%
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 4% 5.7% 4% 2.6% 7%
26 - Paper And Allied Products 3.9% 7.6% 5.2% 4.4% 4.1%
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 2.5% 3.3% 7.5% -1.2% 1.8%
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products -56.9% -70.9% -29.6% -49.2% -36.4%
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 9.8% 9.6% 3.6% -7.6% 4.5%
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 7.6% 4.2% 13.4% 6.9% 4.6%
31 - Leather And Leather Products 10.3% 7.3% 6.8% -9.6% 6.5%
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 15.7% 13.1% 14.7% 9.6% 5.2%
33 - Primary Metal Industries 8.1% 8.1% 9.8% 3.4% 3.3%
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 6.5% 8.2% 9.3% 7.9% 6.2%
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 8.5% 6.7% 7.3% 3.6% 6.9%
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment -0.8% 1.4% 6.4% 4.5% 4.6%
37 - Transportation Equipment 2.6% 2.2% 3.7% 0.9% 5.1%
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks -6.5% -14.4% -1.8% -6.4% -1.8%
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 6.2% 4.8% 8.3% 7.1% 6.1%
40 - Railroad Transportation 25% 39.7% 39.4% 37% 36.2%
41 - Local And Suburban Transit And Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation - - - 6.3% - -
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 6.6% 12% 9.9% 6.1% 4.5%
44 - Water Transportation 8.5% 7.5% -11% -43.7% 7.3%
45 - Transportation By Air 2.6% 2.5% 2.5% -41.7% 9.4%
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 10% 18.9% 30.7% 17.9% 18.9%
47 - Transportation Services 2.7% 5% 3.9% 3.3% 4.6%
48 - Communications -0.8% 5.5% 14.6% 8.4% 7.4%
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 19.5% 16.5% 17.4% 17.7% 17.5%
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 4.5% 6.3% 6.7% 1.5% 2.8%
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 1.6% 0.9% 1.9% 0.2% 1.4%
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 11.6% 10.5% 12% 10.8% 8.3%
53 - General Merchandise Stores 3.9% 3.6% 6.4% 4% 4.1%
54 - Food Stores 2.9% 2.5% 3% 3% 1.7%
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 3.9% 6.6% 7.2% 5.2% 3.4%
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 4.3% 5.7% 9.6% 1.2% 3.7%
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 1.1% 4.8% 5.9% 2.1% 1.6%
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 5% 3.3% 12.1% -2.4% 5.8%
59 - Miscellaneous Retail -1.6% -8.9% 4% 1.5% 3.7%
60 - Depository Institutions 63% 54.8% 57.1% 45.9% 55.9%
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions 19.9% 32% 49.2% 41.4% 50.1%
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 31% 25.9% 30.1% 21.1% 26.6%
63 - Insurance Carriers 9.8% 5.4% 12.6% 9.7% 12.8%
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 12.6% 16.5% 13.4% 14.9% 16.6%
65 - Real Estate -2.9% 6.2% 15% 12.4% 12%
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 22% 18.3% 26.8% 11.8% 22.9%
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 14.8% 16.1% 12.6% -11.5% 11.8%
72 - Personal Services 2.5% -15% 6.9% 6.8% 17.9%
73 - Business Services -0.8% -5.4% 1.1% -1.9% 2.9%
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking 7.8% 12% 9.4% -16.6% 5.2%
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services -1.7% -3.8% -14.7% -788.9% -0.7%
78 - Motion Pictures -23.8% -47.8% -18.3% -116.2% -10.5%
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 4.9% 6% 9.3% -20.8% 15.6%
80 - Health Services -5.9% -8.6% -1.7% -0.3% 1.8%
81 - Legal Services 9% 10.3% 9.8% 6.9% 6.2%
82 - Educational Services 8.9% 4.8% 10.8% 5% 12.4%
83 - Social Services - - 5.3% 1.1% 10.8%
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services 0.6% -2.1% 2.7% 2% 2.8%
89 - Miscellaneous Services -57.5% -461.5% -1210.4% 1.5% 6.7%
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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