http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/performers/industries/profits/index.html
Thought this was kind of interesting. It's from 2008. Profits as a % of revenues.
1 Network and Other Communications Equipment 20.4%
2 Internet Services and Retailing 19.4%
3 Pharmaceuticals 19.3%
4 Medical Products and Equipment 16.3%
5 Railroads 12.6 %
6 Financial Data Services 11.75 %
7 Mining, Crude-Oil production 11.55%
8 Securities 10.7%
9 Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 10.2%
10 Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment 9.9%
11 Household and Personal Products 8.7%
12 Utilities: Gas and Electric 8.7%
13 Aerospace and Defense 7.6 %
<b>14 Food Services 7.1 %</b>
15 Industrial Machinery 6.9%
<b>16 Food Consumer Products 6.7%</b>
17 Electronics, Electrical Equipment 6.5 %
<b>18 Commercial Banks 5.2%</b>
19 Telecommunications 5.1
<b>20 Chemicals 5.0%</b>
<b>21 Construction and Farm Machinery 5.0% </b>
22 Insurance: Life, Health (stock) 4.6
23 Information Technology Services 4.5
24 Computers, Office Equipment 4.3
25 Metals 3.9
26 Wholesalers: Diversified 3.5
27 Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) 3.3
28 Specialty Retailers 3.2
29 General Merchandisers 3.2
30 Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services 3.0
31 Packaging, Containers 3.0
32 Beverages 2.9
33 Engineering, Construction 2.7
34 Health Care: Medical Facilities 2.4
35 Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care 2.2
36 Petroleum Refining 2.1
<b>37 Food and Drug Stores 1.5</b>
38 Pipelines 1.5
39 Wholesalers: Health Care 1.3
40 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 1.0
41 Energy 0.9
42 Home Equipment, Furnishings 0.7
<b>43 Food Production 0.6 </b>
44 Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment -0.3
45 Diversified Financials -0.6
46 Motor Vehicles and Parts -0.7
47 Insurance: Life, Health (mutual) -3.0
48 Hotels, Casinos, Resorts -4.5
49 Automotive Retailing, Services -7.9
50 Forest and Paper Products -9.6
51 Entertainment -10.0
52 Real Estate -13.4
53 Airlines -13.5
Thought this was kind of interesting. It's from 2008. Profits as a % of revenues.
1 Network and Other Communications Equipment 20.4%
2 Internet Services and Retailing 19.4%
3 Pharmaceuticals 19.3%
4 Medical Products and Equipment 16.3%
5 Railroads 12.6 %
6 Financial Data Services 11.75 %
7 Mining, Crude-Oil production 11.55%
8 Securities 10.7%
9 Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 10.2%
10 Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment 9.9%
11 Household and Personal Products 8.7%
12 Utilities: Gas and Electric 8.7%
13 Aerospace and Defense 7.6 %
<b>14 Food Services 7.1 %</b>
15 Industrial Machinery 6.9%
<b>16 Food Consumer Products 6.7%</b>
17 Electronics, Electrical Equipment 6.5 %
<b>18 Commercial Banks 5.2%</b>
19 Telecommunications 5.1
<b>20 Chemicals 5.0%</b>
<b>21 Construction and Farm Machinery 5.0% </b>
22 Insurance: Life, Health (stock) 4.6
23 Information Technology Services 4.5
24 Computers, Office Equipment 4.3
25 Metals 3.9
26 Wholesalers: Diversified 3.5
27 Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) 3.3
28 Specialty Retailers 3.2
29 General Merchandisers 3.2
30 Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services 3.0
31 Packaging, Containers 3.0
32 Beverages 2.9
33 Engineering, Construction 2.7
34 Health Care: Medical Facilities 2.4
35 Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care 2.2
36 Petroleum Refining 2.1
<b>37 Food and Drug Stores 1.5</b>
38 Pipelines 1.5
39 Wholesalers: Health Care 1.3
40 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 1.0
41 Energy 0.9
42 Home Equipment, Furnishings 0.7
<b>43 Food Production 0.6 </b>
44 Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment -0.3
45 Diversified Financials -0.6
46 Motor Vehicles and Parts -0.7
47 Insurance: Life, Health (mutual) -3.0
48 Hotels, Casinos, Resorts -4.5
49 Automotive Retailing, Services -7.9
50 Forest and Paper Products -9.6
51 Entertainment -10.0
52 Real Estate -13.4
53 Airlines -13.5
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