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: 3414 (year 2023).

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

Industry title Year
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
All Industries 6.4% 9.7% 4.8% 8% 7.4%
01 - Agricultural Production Crops -48.5% -3.7% 1.7% -4.6% 1.2%
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties - 24.8% -2.3% 6% -4.1% -
07 - Agricultural Services 1.4% -1.1% 0.5% 5.4% 3.7%
08 - Forestry - - - - -8.9% 7.5%
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping -21478.5% -120537.9% -12727% -3521.3% 11.6%
10 - Metal Mining -266.9% -180.5% -82.5% -25.8% -143.9%
12 - Coal Mining 29.5% 14.8% -9.4% 10.9% 11.4%
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 19.1% 7.6% -47.7% -4.4% 4.6%
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 12.5% 11% 10.3% -6.3% 9.4%
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 14.6% 14.8% 9.4% 7% 6.9%
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 3.9% 3.1% 4.1% 4.4% 3.3%
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 5% 5.3% 3.7% 5.5% 4%
20 - Food And Kindred Products 2.6% 7.4% 5.2% 6.6% 2.4%
21 - Tobacco Products 15.6% 18.5% 16.6% 6.5% 17.6%
22 - Textile Mill Products 2% 10.3% -0.7% 6.8% 6%
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 10.2% 9.5% -1.4% 6.1% 6.7%
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 10.1% 9.1% 8.8% 5.6% 6.1%
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 5.7% 4% 2.6% 7% 6%
26 - Paper And Allied Products 7.6% 5.2% 4.4% 4.1% 8.4%
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 3.3% 7.5% -1.2% 1.8% 3.9%
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products -70.9% -29.6% -49.2% -36.4% -47.5%
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 9.6% 3.6% -7.6% 4.5% 5.8%
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 4.2% 13.4% 6.9% 4.6% 4.2%
31 - Leather And Leather Products 7.3% 6.8% -9.6% 6.5% 10.6%
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 13.1% 14.7% 9.6% 5.2% 6.9%
33 - Primary Metal Industries 8.1% 9.8% 3.4% 3.3% 7.1%
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 8.2% 9.3% 7.9% 6.2% 8%
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 6.7% 7.3% 3.6% 6.9% 5%
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment 1.4% 6.4% 4.5% 4.6% 2.9%
37 - Transportation Equipment 2.2% 3.7% 0.9% 5.1% 5%
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks -14.4% -1.8% -6.4% -1.8% -2.7%
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 4.8% 8.3% 7.1% 6.1% 3.3%
40 - Railroad Transportation 39.7% 39.4% 37% 36.2% 35.1%
41 - Local And Suburban Transit And Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation - - 6.3% - - -
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 12% 9.9% 6.1% 4.5% 7.5%
44 - Water Transportation 7.5% -11% -43.7% 7.3% 4.1%
45 - Transportation By Air 2.5% 2.5% -41.7% 9.4% 8.2%
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 18.9% 30.7% 17.9% 18.9% 29.6%
47 - Transportation Services 5% 3.9% 3.3% 4.6% 2.8%
48 - Communications 5.5% 14.6% 8.4% 7.4% 9.3%
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 16.5% 17.4% 17.7% 17.5% 16.8%
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 6.3% 6.7% 1.5% 2.8% 2.9%
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 0.9% 1.9% 0.2% 1.4% 1.5%
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 10.5% 12% 10.8% 8.3% 5.6%
53 - General Merchandise Stores 3.6% 6.4% 4% 4.1% 3.2%
54 - Food Stores 2.5% 3% 3% 1.7% 2.3%
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 6.6% 7.2% 5.2% 3.4% 3.4%
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 5.7% 9.6% 1.2% 3.7% 3.6%
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 4.8% 5.9% 2.1% 1.6% 5%
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 3.3% 12.1% -2.4% 5.8% 6.9%
59 - Miscellaneous Retail -8.9% 4% 1.5% 3.7% 1.1%
60 - Depository Institutions 54.8% 57.1% 45.9% 55.9% 51.5%
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions 32% 49.2% 41.4% 50.1% 41.4%
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 25.9% 30.1% 21.1% 26.6% 27%
63 - Insurance Carriers 5.4% 12.6% 9.7% 12.8% 7.9%
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 16.5% 13.4% 14.9% 16.6% 13.3%
65 - Real Estate 6.2% 15% 12.4% 12% 16.9%
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 18.3% 26.8% 11.8% 22.9% 23.6%
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 16.1% 12.6% -11.5% 11.8% 15.5%
72 - Personal Services -15% 6.9% 6.8% 17.9% 4%
73 - Business Services -5.4% 1.1% -1.9% 2.9% 2.1%
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking 12% 9.4% -16.6% 5.2% 6.2%
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services -3.8% -14.7% -788.9% -0.7% -20.8%
78 - Motion Pictures -47.8% -18.3% -116.2% -10.5% 8%
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 6% 9.3% -20.8% 15.6% 8.4%
80 - Health Services -8.6% -1.7% -0.3% 1.8% 1.4%
81 - Legal Services 10.3% 9.8% 6.9% 6.2% 7.1%
82 - Educational Services 4.8% 10.8% 5% 12.4% -6.5%
83 - Social Services - - 5.3% 1.1% 10.8% -548%
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services -2.1% 2.7% 2% 2.8% 0.1%
89 - Miscellaneous Services -461.5% -1210.4% 1.5% 6.7% 11.4%
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.

Login to ReadyRatios

 

Have you forgotten your password?

Are you a new user?

Login As
You can log in if you are registered at one of these services: