Research Guides: Business: Industry Benchmarking

Industry Benchmarking

Statistics Canada Financial Performance Benchmarking Tool
"Financial data based on industry averages with an option to include your own income statement and balance sheet information in a report."

Dun & Bradstreet Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios @ CHASS: INKBR Database This link opens in a new window
Business ratios, measured as relationships between companies' balance sheet and income statement categories, across industries classified as per Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes. The interface also permits users to enter an individual company's data and compare it with industry norms."
License Information: Access is restricted to one (1) simultaneous user. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
eStatement Studies: RMA eStatement Studies This link opens in a new window
Risk management Association (RMA) Annual Statement Studies, providing financial statement benchmarks on private businesses -- "composite performance metrics derived directly from the financial statements of financial institutions' borrowers and prospects." .
License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.