McQuade LibGuides: BUS 1100 Introduction to Business: 4. Compare with Industry & Competition

Competitors, Market Share, Rankings & Industry Analysis

How is your company doing compared to it's industry? Who are its competitors and how do they compare?
Use the sources below to determine the opportunities, threats, trends and driving forces in your company's industry.

Search or browse by industry name,
or search by company and look for links to industry reports.

NAICS - the North American Industry Classification System is often used to organize industry data. The U.S. Census provides an outline and descriptions of what is included in each code.

Capital IQ NetAdvantage - S&P Global This link opens in a new window
S&P produces Industry Surveys on broad industry sectors that can be particularly helpful for industries such as automobiles, machinery, chemicals, insurance and more. Either click on Industry Surveys at the top of NetAdvantage and choose the relevant industry, OR
- From your company's main S&P page (Tearsheet), scoll down the left side menu to Research > Industry Surveys
Key parts of the report include
- Executive Summary
- Industry Trends
- Key Industry Drivers
- Porter's Five forces
- How the Industry Operates
- Industry References
Gale Business Insights Global This link opens in a new window
Search a company by name or ticker for links to industry profiles plus rankings and market share tables reported in articles and other sources.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Enter your industry or product and limit to Document Type: industry profile. When you view results, you may want to limit to a specific Geographic using left options.
Alternate search: Limit to Article type: industry overview.

Plunkett's Sharing and Gig Economy, Freelance Workers and on-Demand Delivery Industry Almanac 2018 by Jack W. Plunkett (Editor)
Call Number: Online via Ebook Central
ISBN: 9781628314786
Publication Date: 2018

Business Areas - What Interests You?

Explore careers and industries that interest you: Vault writes about industries and professions and their top companies, many of which are private companies. Industries covered include accounting, law, investment management, and real estate. Free resource.

Vault writes about industries and professions and their top companies, many of which are private companies. Industries covered include accounting, law, investment management, and real estate. Free resource.

Vault.com This link opens in a new window
Vault writes about industries and professions and their top companies, many of which are private companies. Industries covered include accounting, law, investment management, and real estate.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Creating a List of Competitors

If the sources above don't have what you need:

Create/Screen a custom list.
For your output, select data items (revenues, location, etc.) that can be used for sorting. You can also total revenues to calculate market share.

Or compare you organization's revenues with total national or local revenues from US Census sources.