LibGuides: Business Plans: Benchmark

Industry Ratio Websites

In order to measure a company's performance, financial ratios are often used to compare a company against an industry average or other similar companies. Industry ratios are often useful when creating the financial components of a business plan.

BizStats
Google Finance
Features a nicely displayed wide array of industry ratios. Look up a particular company, then the data for the company and the industry are posted side by side.

Benchmark Financial Data

Find a similar public company and benchmark their financials to see where yours should be.

Mergent Online
Comprehensive financial information for 28,000 public Canadian, U.S., and International companies. Financial data can be customized, and downloaded to Microsoft Excel.

NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Extensive financial information and and analysis on more than 10,000 public companies. Basic data for 85,000 private companies.