Editing Profit margin (section)

== By sector ==
Estimated average after-tax unadjusted operating margin in the US by sector as of January 2024:<ref name="data">{{cite web|title=Margins by Sector (US), as of January 2024 |last=Damodaran |first=Aswath |url=https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/margin.html |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header col1left" style="text-align:center;"
! Sector  !! After-tax unadjusted<br />operating margin in %
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| Advertising ||9.1
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| Aerospace & Defense ||7.9
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| Air Transport ||6.3
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| Apparel ||7.9
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| Auto & Truck ||4.7
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| Auto Parts ||4.5
|-
| Banks (Money Center) ||0.0
|-
| Banks (Regional) ||0.0
|-
| Beverage (Alcoholic) ||18.5
|-
| Beverage (Soft) ||18.0
|-
| Broadcasting ||10.8
|-
| Brokerage & Investment Banking ||0.6
|-
| Building Materials ||10.8
|-
| Business & Consumer Services ||9.9
|-
| Cable TV ||14.8
|-
| Chemical (Basic) ||7.2
|-
| Chemical (Diversified) ||1.3
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| Chemical (Specialty) ||11.7
|-
| Coal & Related Energy ||20.0
|-
| Computer Services ||6.4
|-
| Computers & Peripherals ||19.2
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| Construction Supplies ||12.9
|-
| Diversified ||21.7
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| Drugs (Biotechnology) ||1.1
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| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) ||17.6
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| Education ||5.2
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| Electrical Equipment ||8.5
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| Electronics (Consumer & Office) ||-0.1
|-
| Electronics (General) ||8.7
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| Engineering & Construction ||3.8
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| Entertainment ||6.8
|-
| Environmental & Waste Services ||12.8
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| Farming & Agriculture ||9.5
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| Financial Services (Non-bank & Insurance) ||13.5
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| Food Processing ||9.9
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| Food Wholesalers ||1.9
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| Home Furnishings ||5.0
|-
| Green & Renewable Energy ||22.4
|-
| Healthcare Products ||12.6
|-
| Healthcare Support Services ||3.6
|-
| Healthcare Information and Technology ||13.6
|-
| Homebuilding ||13.4
|-
| Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities ||10.8
|-
| Hotel, Gaming & [[Gambling]] ||15.7
|-
| Household Products ||15.5
|-
| Information Services ||9.8
|-
| Insurance (General) ||13.1
|-
| Insurance (Life) ||0.1
|-
| Insurance (Property & Casualty) ||6.5
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| Investments & Asset Management ||13.3
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| Machinery ||13.0
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| Metals & Mining ||19.2
|-
| Office Equipment & Services ||6.0
|-
| Oil & Gas (Integrated) ||12.3
|-
| Oil & Gas (Production and Exploration) ||35.2
|-
| Oil & Gas (Distribution) ||34.4
|-
| Oilfield Services  & Equipment ||7.8
|-
| Packaging & Container ||8.0
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| Paper & Forest Products ||8.7
|-
| Power ||14.1
|-
| Precious Metals ||9.3
|-
| Publishing & Newspapers ||7.0
|-
| [[Real estate investment trust]] (REIT) ||23.9
|-
| [[Real estate development]] ||12.4
|-
| Real Estate (General & Diversified) ||14.0
|-
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) ||-0.3
|-
| Recreation ||8.9
|-
| Reinsurance ||7.4
|-
| Restaurant & Dining ||14.0
|-
| Retail (Automotive) ||5.3
|-
| Retail (Building Supply) ||10.9
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| Retail (Distributors) ||10.1
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| Retail (General) ||3.8
|-
| Retail (Grocery and Food) ||2.0
|-
| Retail ([[REIT]]) ||35.8
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| Retail (Special Lines) ||4.2
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| Rubber & Tires ||1.8
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| Semiconductor ||18.8
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| Semiconductor Equipment ||21.2
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| Shipbuilding & Marine ||9.9
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| Shoe ||10.8
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| Software (Entertainment) ||25.4
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| Software (Internet) ||-3.3
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| Software (System & Application) ||24.2
|-
| Steel ||10.2
|-
| [[Telecommunications]] (Wireless) ||15.2
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| [[Telecommunications]] Equipment ||18.4
|-
| [[Telecommunications]] Services ||19.5
|-
| [[Tobacco industry|Tobacco]] ||36.8
|-
| Transportation ||7.4
|-
| Transportation ([[Railroad]]s) ||29.0
|-
| Trucking ||6.8
|-
| [[Public utility]] (General) ||18.7
|-
| [[Public utility]] (Water) ||27.4
|}