Top industries: Most profitable
Industry Rank |
Industry |
2008 Profits as % of Assets |
1 | Medical Products and Equipment | 13.1 | 2 | Network and Other Communications Equipment | 12.9 | 3 | Pharmaceuticals | 11.5 | 4 | Food Services | 11.4 | 5 | Oil and Gas Equipment, Services | 10.1 | 6 | Household and Personal Products | 9.6 | 7 | Electronics, Electrical Equipment | 8.6 | 8 | Internet Services and Retailing | 8.3 | 9 | Aerospace and Defense | 8.1 | 10 | Wholesalers: Diversified | 7.8 | 11 | Industrial Machinery | 7.5 | 12 | Petroleum Refining | 7.0 | 13 | Metals | 6.9 | 14 | Food Consumer Products | 6.8 | 15 | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 6.7 | 16 | Specialty Retailers | 6.4 | 17 | Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment | 6.1 | 18 | Railroads | 5.8 | 19 | Chemicals | 5.5 | 20 | Computers, Office Equipment | 5.4 | 21 | Construction and Farm Machinery | 5.3 | 22 | Wholesalers: Health Care | 5.3 | 23 | Mining, Crude-Oil production | 5.2 | 24 | Information Technology Services | 5.1 | 25 | General Merchandisers | 4.9 | 26 | Engineering, Construction | 4.8 | 27 | Food and Drug Stores | 4.3 | 28 | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 3.9 | 29 | Packaging, Containers | 3.3 | 30 | Utilities: Gas and Electric | 2.9 | 31 | Health Care: Medical Facilities | 2.8 | 32 | Beverages | 2.5 | 33 | Pipelines | 2.4 | 34 | Energy | 2.4 | 35 | Securities | 2.3 | 36 | Financial Data Services | 2.3 | 37 | Telecommunications | 2.3 | 38 | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | 1.9 | 39 | Food Production | 1.1 | 40 | Home Equipment, Furnishings | 0.9 | 41 | Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) | 0.6 | 42 | Insurance: Life, Health (stock) | 0.4 | 43 | Commercial Banks | 0.3 | 44 | Diversified Financials | -0.1 | 45 | Hotels, Casinos, Resorts | -0.1 | 46 | Motor Vehicles and Parts | -0.5 | 47 | Insurance: Life, Health (mutual) | -0.5 | 48 | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | -1.6 | 49 | Entertainment | -3.1 | 50 | Forest and Paper Products | -8.2 | 51 | Automotive Retailing, Services | -10.2 | 52 | Real Estate | -11.8 | 53 | Airlines | -14.0 |
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