Stock Market Industries

Browse all stock market industries organized by sector. Compare performance, market cap, and financial metrics.

Technology

13 industries


Semiconductors	52	$10.35T	$618.87B	$226.23B	0.30%	49.84	42.93%	-1.79%	+137.59%
Consumer Electronics	17	$4.56T	$544.49B	$120.69B	0.36%	34.95	26.22%	-0.72%	+41.12%
Software - Infrastructure	123	$4.56T	$2.06T	-$1.08T	0.60%	41.28	18.58%	-0.01%	-1.10%
Software - Application	168	$1.22T	$283.59B	$36.42B	0.74%	29.81	-28.37%	+1.66%	-25.99%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	16	$737.70B	$51.58B	$13.33B	0.25%	56.24	18.28%	-2.96%	+185.31%
Computer Hardware	29	$480.42B	$62.79B	$15.04B	0.13%	27.99	-40.26%	-4.70%	+1849.70%
Communication Equipment	27	$299.48B	$54.30B	$2.93B	0.66%	128.09	-29.83%	-1.72%	+395.54%
Electronic Components	36	$295.00B	$89.78B	$4.83B	0.45%	57.12	10.12%	-2.77%	+99.90%
Information Technology Services	47	$165.97B	$1.02T	$146.76B	2.78%	21.04	-2327.58%	+2.35%	-16.95%
Scientific & Technical Instruments	22	$77.13B	$20.86B	$1.79B	0.25%	54.81	-13.63%	-0.53%	+78.93%
Electronics & Computer Distribution	6	$28.35B	$97.07B	$1.38B	1.00%	21.89	1.49%	-0.71%	+68.69%
Solar	16	$28.30B	$20.33B	-$457.80M	0.25%	32.84	8.15%	-5.87%	+118.95%
Aerospace & Defense	1	$5.59M	$1.59M	-$12.73M	—	—	-798.79%	-2.17%	—

Healthcare

14 industries


Drug Manufacturers - General	12	$2.75T	$451.69B	$102.29B	2.88%	32.68	25.46%	-0.01%	+54.99%
Biotechnology	499	$718.51B	$176.59B	-$28.44B	0.17%	10.23	-934.41%	-2.93%	+109.20%
Diagnostics & Research	36	$436.78B	$132.50B	$12.89B	0.42%	23.07	9.84%	+1.46%	+13.18%
Healthcare Plans	6	$408.45B	$710.14B	$5.42B	1.98%	28.89	2.10%	-0.44%	+20.33%
Medical Devices	109	$335.51B	$132.55B	$4.47B	0.84%	23.15	-329.14%	+2.58%	-12.45%
Medical Instruments & Supplies	43	$302.15B	$80.34B	$5.81B	0.21%	64.04	-6.35%	+2.57%	-5.93%
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	60	$250.59B	$93.01B	$2.04B	1.51%	60.26	-23.64%	+0.04%	+55.73%
Medical Care Facilities	35	$115.75B	$347.15B	$4.92B	0.16%	21.80	4.07%	+0.43%	+66.21%
Medical Distribution	7	$94.55B	$404.93B	$3.16B	0.41%	21.58	1.02%	+2.00%	+6.90%
Health Information Services	37	$64.33B	$27.67B	$291.57M	0.02%	34.50	7.48%	+1.28%	+8.35%
Medical - Pharmaceuticals	1	$211.39M	$458.10M	-$33.99M	—	—	-7.42%	-2.90%	—
Medical - Specialties	1	$135.56M	$47.32M	-$40.36M	—	—	-85.29%	-5.44%	—
Pharmaceutical Retailers	5	$62.90M	$6.58B	$93.75M	—	0.00	-67.07%	+12.07%	-45.95%
Medical - Healthcare Information Services	1	$37.97M	$2.51B	-$171.15M	—	—	-6.81%	-0.16%	-13.13%

Communication Services

7 industries


Internet Content & Information	57	$11.37T	$1.10T	$383.61B	0.23%	31.51	32.98%	-0.11%	+117.36%
Entertainment	41	$834.35B	$256.95B	$29.74B	0.42%	38.02	17.16%	+1.97%	+9.39%
Telecom Services	43	$693.14B	$543.66B	$25.26B	3.81%	12.87	10.60%	+1.73%	+12.64%
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	20	$103.18B	$16.40B	-$4.86B	0.06%	0.06	-57.79%	+3.33%	-21.08%
Advertising Agencies	32	$47.34B	$37.97B	-$1.70B	1.85%	162.02	-4.51%	+3.67%	+368.72%
Publishing	6	$22.86B	$14.64B	$1.32B	2.07%	23.75	11.19%	+3.72%	+23.81%
Broadcasting	11	$8.37B	$16.07B	-$1.14B	3.42%	38.48	-20.19%	+1.20%	+38.65%

Industrials

27 industries


Aerospace & Defense	63	$756.90B	$224.55B	$19.19B	1.49%	53.99	-1182.68%	+1.91%	+31.75%
Specialty Industrial Machinery	48	$663.67B	$140.45B	$19.87B	0.78%	32.39	11.30%	-1.81%	+73.23%
Railroads	8	$356.35B	$61.94B	$14.31B	1.48%	25.70	24.74%	+1.13%	+20.03%
Engineering & Construction	36	$297.33B	$101.47B	$3.63B	0.18%	68.32	-3.98%	-1.78%	+83.35%
Waste Management	15	$200.34B	$55.15B	$5.87B	1.22%	52.09	10.10%	+1.92%	-10.42%
Rental & Leasing Services	15	$176.13B	$76.04B	$9.35B	0.97%	78.38	18.07%	-1.32%	+30.65%
Specialty Business Services	34	$161.37B	$85.11B	-$16.57B	2.35%	24.66	-124.87%	+4.26%	-19.12%
Building Products & Equipment	20	$150.50B	$60.16B	$4.73B	1.18%	24.22	11.61%	-2.30%	+19.86%
Airlines	13	$147.70B	$212.93B	$13.43B	1.47%	11.12	8.17%	+0.86%	+21.13%
Integrated Freight & Logistics	25	$143.77B	$132.70B	$7.32B	5.88%	27.51	7.00%	-2.09%	+17.69%
Industrial Distribution	10	$119.18B	$93.13B	$4.52B	1.75%	23.82	5.26%	-1.18%	+14.56%
Conglomerates	17	$110.55B	$100.57B	$3.49B	1.63%	99.33	9.22%	+3.02%	+13.95%
Trucking	12	$103.29B	$42.00B	$1.48B	0.47%	79.93	9.57%	-0.06%	+37.96%
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery	16	$75.61B	$53.33B	$3.22B	2.17%	24.12	8.20%	+0.84%	+14.44%
Electrical Equipment & Parts	37	$72.21B	$13.23B	-$3.77B	0.25%	34.57	-139.30%	-4.37%	+113.36%
Tools & Accessories	8	$65.69B	$37.07B	$2.75B	2.23%	24.98	11.20%	+0.34%	+21.44%
Metal Fabrication	15	$50.36B	$14.34B	$1.29B	0.45%	29.38	1.31%	-0.60%	+53.68%
Pollution & Treatment Controls	12	$26.96B	$6.65B	$613.21M	0.43%	39.15	-299.14%	+1.74%	+13.87%
Consulting Services	17	$23.63B	$3.92B	$855.97M	1.04%	27.51	23.74%	+5.06%	-37.75%
Marine Shipping	24	$20.81B	$10.74B	$1.15B	3.68%	15.18	16.56%	+0.52%	+56.10%
Security & Protection Services	18	$17.02B	$11.09B	$379.97M	1.26%	21.14	4.18%	-0.25%	+12.75%
Airports & Air Services	5	$16.29B	$3.22B	-$957.41M	—	4.32	-920.04%	+3.46%	+83.36%
Staffing & Employment Services	14	$11.12B	$43.75B	-$54.90M	4.48%	13.02	3.73%	+3.66%	-24.14%
Agricultural - Machinery	1	$8.44B	$10.08B	$726.50M	1.03%	11.62	7.21%	-0.10%	+5.67%
Infrastructure Operations	2	$5.09B	$2.53B	$127.47M	—	33.08	4.96%	-6.74%	-0.71%
Building Materials	1	$4.17B	$4.46B	$298.90M	3.00%	13.94	6.70%	-1.92%	-38.27%
Business Equipment & Supplies	3	$848.69M	$7.83B	-$1.03B	4.44%	7.32	0.80%	+2.15%	-16.76%

Energy

8 industries


Oil & Gas Integrated	15	$1.73T	$1.00T	$83.59B	3.38%	22.78	11.14%	+2.46%	+57.43%
Oil & Gas Midstream	42	$655.08B	$380.14B	$33.32B	4.60%	21.01	18.82%	+0.85%	+30.08%
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	54	$354.12B	$152.04B	$20.64B	3.45%	21.10	14.80%	+0.98%	+42.99%
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	14	$256.22B	$536.89B	$12.97B	3.04%	17.54	2.91%	+1.92%	+63.12%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	32	$172.34B	$82.73B	$6.95B	2.30%	27.46	10.90%	+2.73%	+86.17%
Oil & Gas Drilling	6	$20.13B	$14.82B	-$3.14B	0.62%	0.47	-27.24%	+5.03%	+150.77%
Uranium	9	$15.62B	$182.71M	-$480.46M	—	—	-1051.41%	-3.52%	+180.12%
Thermal Coal	4	$7.91B	$6.51B	$411.58M	5.07%	7.09	17.68%	+0.35%	+27.69%

Utilities

6 industries


Utilities - Regulated Electric	18	$545.69B	$296.17B	$36.49B	3.12%	51.17	13.54%	+1.16%	+4.16%
Utilities - Renewable	21	$85.76B	$23.64B	$2.60B	2.84%	29.35	8.55%	-1.91%	+86.93%
Utilities - Diversified	3	$77.41B	$38.34B	$2.39B	3.25%	32.61	10.77%	+0.24%	+15.23%
Utilities - Regulated Gas	12	$60.36B	$28.48B	$2.40B	2.99%	24.11	10.55%	+0.82%	+18.74%
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	5	$52.98B	$35.12B	$376.61M	0.78%	13.47	-2.31%	-2.93%	+13.75%
Utilities - Regulated Water	8	$10.69B	$9.84B	$2.02B	2.57%	14.53	17.20%	+1.73%	-30.04%

Real Estate

12 industries


REIT - Industrial	11	$227.30B	$25.10B	$6.56B	3.50%	30.46	38.34%	+1.28%	+15.39%
REIT - Retail	21	$202.79B	$23.33B	$8.59B	4.68%	32.04	39.48%	+0.93%	+14.69%
REIT - Residential	16	$114.07B	$16.87B	$4.89B	5.44%	25.64	-35.52%	+1.86%	-8.99%
Real Estate Services	37	$95.28B	$89.15B	$770.43M	0.89%	102.55	2.03%	+0.07%	+17.26%
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	15	$94.58B	$16.48B	$506.59M	3.73%	91.80	10.92%	+1.11%	+31.39%
REIT - Mortgage	25	$60.73B	$9.25B	$4.34B	11.35%	14.40	70.58%	+0.11%	+0.00%
REIT - Specialty	10	$53.16B	$15.50B	$2.76B	4.18%	28.29	22.33%	+0.84%	+14.09%
REIT - Diversified	11	$24.98B	$3.71B	$771.87M	5.40%	35.85	25.28%	+1.44%	+17.35%
REIT - Office	14	$19.89B	$6.79B	$183.85M	5.41%	19.23	8.20%	+1.74%	+1.90%
Real Estate - Development	12	$8.06B	$3.21B	$258.22M	0.88%	20.93	34.46%	+1.03%	-0.76%
REIT - Hotel & Motel	9	$6.30B	$7.95B	-$407.12M	3.45%	55.28	-0.44%	+2.61%	+27.02%
Real Estate - Diversified	2	$3.89B	$548.02M	$124.08M	0.88%	31.83	22.77%	+1.14%	+40.34%

Consumer Discretionary

24 industries


Auto Manufacturers	21	$1.79T	$452.46B	$16.80B	0.22%	325.86	-0.37%	-2.82%	+16.58%
Restaurants	44	$402.28B	$106.17B	$11.91B	2.33%	45.12	19.32%	+1.30%	+0.39%
Specialty Retail	37	$383.72B	$218.92B	$15.74B	1.62%	22.81	8.95%	+0.57%	+4.75%
Travel Services	14	$284.19B	$90.62B	$15.25B	0.98%	20.92	19.67%	-0.01%	-26.45%
Apparel Retail	20	$252.84B	$112.97B	$9.39B	1.01%	28.37	9.23%	+0.99%	+19.47%
Auto Parts	38	$163.62B	$159.25B	-$515.75M	0.79%	33.05	-15.96%	-0.04%	+23.36%
Home Improvement Retail	3	$122.38B	$90.09B	$7.38B	2.20%	16.49	8.29%	-0.19%	-7.02%
Residential Construction	16	$115.81B	$138.00B	$10.50B	1.22%	11.62	8.84%	+1.70%	-8.93%
Lodging	6	$102.40B	$29.14B	$2.78B	0.81%	35.17	10.00%	+1.41%	+31.07%
Internet Retail	26	$100.80B	$53.61B	-$178.16M	0.04%	38.01	7.07%	+2.59%	-29.80%
Packaging & Containers	12	$72.38B	$86.67B	$231.59M	3.90%	24.03	2.91%	-0.02%	-9.42%
Resorts & Casinos	12	$71.47B	$64.46B	$1.10B	1.99%	22.94	7.87%	-0.42%	+10.76%
Footwear & Accessories	8	$67.11B	$51.87B	$1.67B	3.68%	28.37	-9.50%	+1.48%	-27.19%
Apparel Manufacturing	18	$60.12B	$55.17B	$857.69M	1.42%	22.74	6.11%	-0.09%	+18.56%
Auto & Truck Dealerships	20	$51.95B	$160.97B	$2.86B	1.12%	14.52	-15.02%	+0.16%	-1.94%
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances	32	$51.17B	$66.20B	$2.17B	0.95%	25.66	6.20%	+0.26%	+5.70%
Leisure	24	$43.27B	$27.04B	-$1.69B	0.17%	30.41	1.52%	-0.12%	+8.22%
Personal Services	13	$41.55B	$10.57B	$1.12B	1.26%	35.61	12.00%	+2.34%	-2.75%
Gambling	10	$40.06B	$27.79B	-$95.70M	0.51%	1045.75	0.80%	+4.21%	-15.56%
Recreational Vehicles	11	$12.63B	$25.39B	-$76.92M	3.07%	13.64	-0.22%	-0.72%	+13.77%
Department Stores	3	$8.99B	$38.61B	$908.60M	2.90%	5.34	1.81%	-1.34%	+26.34%
Luxury Goods	8	$7.43B	$14.48B	$155.88M	1.24%	10.44	-0.77%	-0.40%	+32.37%
Auto - Recreational Vehicles	1	$3.05B	$4.47B	$338.74M	2.99%	9.02	7.57%	-3.33%	-3.94%
Textile Manufacturing	2	$84.23M	$18.67M	-$1.27M	—	128.66	3.12%	+2.08%	—

Consumer Staples

12 industries


Discount Stores	4	$1.07T	$725.87B	$22.13B	0.72%	47.78	3.07%	+1.45%	+35.60%
Household & Personal Products	22	$537.95B	$264.21B	$33.93B	3.44%	17.52	16.06%	+0.85%	-16.95%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	11	$314.82B	$121.52B	$11.43B	2.71%	33.52	12.53%	+0.43%	+18.57%
Tobacco	6	$123.79B	$24.19B	$7.98B	5.69%	15.17	37.47%	+0.87%	+23.57%
Packaged Foods	47	$102.39B	$370.11B	$3.55B	4.54%	6.06	-10.12%	-0.32%	-15.62%
Confectioners	4	$80.70B	$40.07B	$2.66B	3.11%	29.77	6.89%	+2.01%	-5.12%
Food Distribution	9	$73.11B	$224.38B	$2.71B	1.46%	26.22	1.65%	+0.57%	+7.66%
Farm Products	11	$47.93B	$137.17B	$765.76M	2.60%	42.52	-2.56%	+1.55%	+37.19%
Grocery Stores	10	$47.77B	$161.18B	-$1.32B	1.95%	1.87	-5.26%	+3.25%	-0.51%
Education & Training Services	34	$36.54B	$27.72B	$1.27B	0.82%	24.47	7.93%	+0.74%	+14.31%
Beverages - Brewers	2	$15.88B	$21.54B	-$3.39B	4.55%	—	-15.55%	-0.87%	-27.42%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	8	$1.08B	$1.26B	-$304.01M	0.95%	106.09	-41.02%	-1.84%	-16.02%

Financials

17 industries


Banks - Diversified	8	$1.64T	$505.00B	$127.98B	2.55%	13.39	25.98%	+0.97%	+35.12%
Banks - Regional	214	$1.15T	$383.56B	$87.42B	3.21%	31.82	21.80%	+0.78%	+27.61%
Asset Management	106	$702.00B	$233.39B	$28.88B	3.44%	32.11	11.45%	-0.26%	-1.57%
Credit Services	28	$634.66B	$77.51B	$23.00B	0.62%	23.72	30.84%	-1.38%	-21.25%
Capital Markets	66	$407.00B	$114.20B	$2.34B	0.88%	21.70	-1169.05%	-0.24%	+106.03%
Insurance - Property & Casualty	36	$349.49B	$264.46B	$32.69B	3.47%	11.63	13.03%	+2.21%	-5.25%
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	8	$287.66B	$33.68B	$11.34B	1.41%	25.43	41.01%	+2.67%	-3.49%
Insurance - Life	14	$241.24B	$263.33B	$20.68B	3.20%	13.14	9.56%	+1.47%	+11.33%
Insurance - Diversified	7	$234.43B	$112.11B	$10.60B	1.37%	117.33	10.03%	+0.37%	+13.14%
Insurance Brokers	17	$201.01B	$69.74B	$8.16B	1.68%	21.77	12.49%	+2.09%	-25.33%
Financial Conglomerates	5	$51.67B	$28.94B	$4.23B	1.30%	13.47	15.11%	+0.62%	+67.51%
Financial - Credit Services	1	$42.99B	$33.17B	$5.23B	0.63%	8.21	15.78%	-0.06%	-38.63%
Insurance - Reinsurance	5	$29.87B	$37.86B	$4.64B	1.71%	7.99	15.03%	+1.81%	+15.15%
Insurance - Specialty	9	$24.53B	$14.50B	$2.02B	2.49%	17.77	25.65%	+2.91%	-4.80%
Mortgage Finance	11	$20.21B	$12.07B	-$34.58M	5.90%	1.02	-1.88%	-2.31%	+1.10%
Asset Management - Income	1	$1.26B	$110.73M	$108.96M	12.30%	11.52	98.40%	-0.19%	-11.76%
Investment - Banking & Investment Services	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Materials

15 industries


Specialty Chemicals	38	$474.47B	$174.27B	$8.31B	1.22%	31.64	-17.75%	+0.46%	+21.95%
Gold	32	$316.32B	$50.64B	$16.07B	0.68%	21.56	35.23%	-0.40%	+114.23%
Copper	4	$159.12B	$17.42B	$5.50B	1.95%	27.64	-2.13%	-2.80%	+99.27%
Steel	18	$148.66B	$156.74B	$4.46B	1.66%	27.10	5.10%	-0.24%	+70.73%
Building Materials	12	$119.28B	$36.49B	$5.27B	0.90%	31.80	18.89%	+0.15%	-4.42%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	37	$59.78B	$13.10B	-$651.78M	0.33%	11.76	-291.65%	-3.61%	+107.99%
Agricultural Inputs	8	$47.82B	$38.14B	$2.10B	3.40%	22.28	7.34%	+0.13%	+17.55%
Other Precious Metals & Mining	11	$16.90B	$2.57B	$911.17M	2.19%	19.17	-1450.56%	-0.19%	+111.80%
Lumber & Wood Production	5	$16.61B	$13.79B	-$731.51M	1.37%	14.00	0.55%	+1.20%	-6.83%
Chemicals	12	$14.35B	$19.50B	-$1.28B	1.98%	4.39	-26.11%	-1.01%	+66.66%
Paper & Paper Products	2	$10.17B	$10.01B	$2.26B	2.44%	4.47	22.88%	+1.95%	-11.80%
Coking Coal	4	$7.64B	$5.45B	-$28.08M	0.75%	19.20	-966.29%	+0.77%	+63.04%
Silver	2	$3.24B	$365.89M	-$39.89M	0.18%	—	-4.24%	-2.79%	+245.59%
Aluminum	1	$2.85B	$3.70B	$153.40M	1.85%	18.59	4.14%	-1.71%	+128.73%
Industrial Materials	1	$646.83M	—	$1.11M	—	584.99	—	-4.52%	—

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Our Coverage

We track stocks and ETFs across all major sectors and industries. Our database is continuously updated with financial metrics, dividends, and price data.

• 11 Sectors
• 155 Industries
• 5,300+ Stocks
• 4,700+ ETFs

Industry Analysis Benefits

• Compare companies against direct competitors
• Identify industry leaders and trends
• Use industry-specific valuation metrics
• Diversify across different business areas
• Understand cyclical vs defensive characteristics
• Track regulatory and technological changes

Frequently Asked Questions About Stock Market Industries

What is the difference between sectors and industries?

Sectors are broad categories (11 total under GICS) that group related industries. Each sector contains multiple industries - for example, Technology includes Software, Semiconductors, and IT Services.

How many stock market industries are there?

Under GICS, there are 24 industry groups, 69 industries, and 158 sub-industries organized within 11 major sectors.

Why analyze stocks by industry?

Industry analysis helps compare companies against direct competitors, identify leaders and trends, and diversify across different business areas to reduce risk.