Profitability margins of UK companies

You asked

​I am having difficulty finding a statistics table which shows the profitability margins of UK companies by UK industry/sector. Are you able to provide this?

We said

​Thank you for your request.

We do not hold the exact information you require. The Annual Business Survey (ABS) does not collect data for producing estimates of profitability margins for UK companies. To calculate net profit/profit margins on an accounting basis would require data on depreciation, amortization and provisions which are not collected by the ABS.

However, other sources you may find useful are linked below:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/bulletins/profitabilityofukcompanies/januarytomarch2019

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/articles/economicstatisticstransformationprogramme/enhancedfinancialaccountsukflowoffundsimprovingthemeasurementofcompanyquarterlyprofit

https://www.ons.gov.uk/search?q=Gross+Operating+surplus&sortBy=relevance&q=Gross+Operating+surplus&size=10