Industry Ratios Resource Guide: Using Databases

Click on the database link below to connect to it.  

If you need help accessing an industry survey, see the Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage subpage of the Company and Industry Information Resource Guide. 

In each industry survey, the sections below may have helpful information.

• Executive Summary at the beginning.
• Industry Overview's section on industry revenues.
• Industry Overview's section on industry profit margins.
• Industry Overview's section on industry balance sheet.
• Industry Overview's section on industry valuation.
• Key Industry Ratios and Statistics.
• Sector Overview.
• Comparative Company Analysis.

Click on the database link below to connect to it.

Type your industry's NAICS Code or Description in the first search box.

Drop down the "Select a Field ..." menu to the right of the first search box.

Choose "IC NAICS Code or Description."

Type "ratio" in the second search box.

Drop down the "Select a Field ..." menu to the right of the second search box.

Choose "SU Subject Terms."

Click on "Search."

Look for ratios in the results that appear on the screen.

The instructions for the database below direct you to reports that list ratios for a particular company and also list the comparable industry ratios by them. 

After clicking on the database link above:

Type the company name or ticker symbol in the first search box.

Drop down the "Select a Field ..." menu to the right of the first search box.

As appropriate choose "CO Company Entity" or "TK Ticker Symbol."

Type "Alpha Street Research Reports" in the second box.

Drop down the "Select a Field ..." menu to the right of the second search box.

Choose "SO Publication Name."

Click "Search."

If the "Alpha Street Research Reports" publication has created a financial report for your company since the beginning of 2013, at least one link will appear.

Among the data in the financial reports are company and industry ratios.