Industry benchmark · SIC 46

Wholesale trade

A benchmark view of the available 4-digit SIC sub-industries, activity, score and financial-health signals. Calculated 2 Jul 2026.

Companies215.0K177.4K active
New this year16.5K0 dissolved
Active share82%Active companies as a share of total
Avg insolvency risk29Benchmark average
Avg profitability score41Derived 0–100 cohort signal
Avg gross margin32.0%Benchmark average
Avg revenue growth45.6%Benchmark average
Avg current ratio7.33Benchmark average

Sub-industry ranking

Largest sub-industries by active companies

Active company counts for the available 4-digit SIC sub-industries. The complete table below is the crawlable fallback.

Sub-industry benchmark rows
Sub-industryCompaniesActiveAvg score
Non-specialised wholesale trade SIC 46900 · detailed benchmark53.7K43.9K62
Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods SIC 46190 · detailed benchmark28.6K22.7K61
Wholesale of clothing and footwear SIC 46420 · detailed benchmark20.8K16.4K61
Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods SIC 46160 · detailed benchmark13.1K9,94860
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics SIC 46450 · detailed benchmark11.5K9,35460
Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products SIC 46180 · detailed benchmark11.4K9,63463
Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c. SIC 46499 · detailed benchmark8,8437,32062
Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts SIC 46520 · detailed benchmark8,6306,98462
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages SIC 46342 · detailed benchmark8,1206,84063
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco SIC 46390 · detailed benchmark7,7176,39761
Wholesale of other machinery and equipment SIC 46690 · detailed benchmark7,0236,20866
Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery SIC 46150 · detailed benchmark6,2234,93762
Wholesale of textiles SIC 46410 · detailed benchmark6,0714,96462
Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software SIC 46510 · detailed benchmark5,8564,69361
Wholesale of fruit and vegetables SIC 46310 · detailed benchmark5,6854,72163
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods SIC 46460 · detailed benchmark5,2264,46163
Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft SIC 46140 · detailed benchmark5,2094,51566
Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices SIC 46370 · detailed benchmark5,0664,28561
Wholesale of other intermediate products SIC 46760 · detailed benchmark4,8674,13466
Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment SIC 46730 · detailed benchmark4,8664,09664
Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs SIC 46380 · detailed benchmark4,8244,08363
Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco SIC 46170 · detailed benchmark4,7873,87963
Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies SIC 46740 · detailed benchmark4,7734,12966
Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials SIC 46130 · detailed benchmark4,7424,02166
Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment SIC 46470 · detailed benchmark4,4793,68862
Wholesale of watches and jewellery SIC 46480 · detailed benchmark4,4033,52461
Wholesale of meat and meat products SIC 46320 · detailed benchmark4,1623,41464
Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks SIC 46341 · detailed benchmark3,5372,69961
Wholesale of chemical products SIC 46750 · detailed benchmark3,1052,69266
Wholesale of metals and metal ores SIC 46720 · detailed benchmark2,7432,29566
Wholesale of waste and scrap SIC 46770 · detailed benchmark2,5342,06462
Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals SIC 46120 · detailed benchmark2,4802,06165
Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats SIC 46330 · detailed benchmark2,3301,88663
Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery SIC 46360 · detailed benchmark2,1021,66761
Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies SIC 46610 · detailed benchmark2,1011,84766
Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods SIC 46110 · detailed benchmark2,0051,65163
Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) SIC 46439 · detailed benchmark1,8901,54363
Wholesale of flowers and plants SIC 46220 · detailed benchmark1,8761,59363
Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds SIC 46210 · detailed benchmark1,5341,27763
Wholesale of office furniture SIC 46650 · detailed benchmark1,4581,07660
Wholesale of machine tools SIC 46620 · detailed benchmark1,3801,15464
Wholesale of other fuels and related products SIC 46719 · detailed benchmark1,3611,20566
Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products SIC 46711 · detailed benchmark1,17896765
Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery SIC 46630 · detailed benchmark1,12095265
Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment SIC 46660 · detailed benchmark97080165
Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials SIC 46440 · detailed benchmark91173962
Wholesale of tobacco products SIC 46350 · detailed benchmark67154562
Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played SIC 46431 · detailed benchmark48040464
Wholesale of hides, skins and leather SIC 46240 · detailed benchmark39029461
Wholesale of live animals SIC 46230 · detailed benchmark38632361
Wholesale of musical instruments SIC 46491 · detailed benchmark34028461
Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines SIC 46640 · detailed benchmark20016764