It is somewhat difficult to even talk about an average profit margin for the banking industry. Profit margins between different banks can vary from as low as 5% up to as high as nearly 45%.

They averaged 5% in 2023. That was “still low compared with the average profit margin of 6.1% of downstream industrial enterprises,” PCA said.

Apparently, most of the benefit of the Eras Tour accrued to Taylor Swift. The overall profit margin earned by S&P 500 companies over the past 12 months is about 10.8%, up from 10.1% five years ago.

FactSet tells us that the average margin for members of the S&P 500 index is 11.6%. The table highlights some outliers: first, companies with paper-thin margins, some of them chronically low, some ...

First Coast homeowners were making over 74% profit on average in 2022, but that national margin fell below 50% in the first quarter of 2025, even as home prices nationally remain near historic highs.

Nationally, homeowners were making up to 64% profit on average in 2022, but that national margin fell to 50% in the first quarter of 2025, even as home prices remain near historic highs.