Follow the Money: Most Profitable Sectors

Dec 19, 2019, 4:02 PM

Health the most profitable sector with a 21.6 percent net profit margin. Technology services 17.2 percent net margin were second, narrowly edging past finance 17.1 percent. Electronic technology and consumer nondurables round out the top five.

Finance and insurance represent 7.4 percent (or $1.5 trillion) of U.S. gross domestic product or 266B.

Health 3,823, (or 3.8T) 21.6% profit is 826B.

Tech looks impressive but it doesn’t employ many people. Sort of like electricity., Small market HUGE impact.