LibGuides: Industry Information: Financial Ratios

Reference Sources

Use these reference sources to find background information on financial ratios.

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (2012)
Call Number: HF5681.R25 A45 2012
Reference (Library Use Only)
Description: Provides financial ratios for companies in various asset ranges by SIC code. Data reported are based on aggregate numbers from IRS records.
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
Call Number: HF5681.R25 I525 2010-11
Reference (Library Use Only)
Description: Provides statistics on over 800 lines of business. In order to ensure valid benchmarks, this source only includes industries where they have information from at least 10 companies.
QFinance
Call Number: Electronic Resource [click on title to access]
Description: "Includes best practice and thought leadership articles, as well as practical guides and solutions to daily financial challenges, up-to-date country and industry data, summaries of the most popular finance titles, and, biographies of important people in the world of finance."

Use these databases to find Company Profiles. See Finding SIC and NAICS Codes to learn more about how to search by industry codes.