Orbis. Click on Activities and industry, select Industry classifications and then, search by NACE Rev.2, US SIC, NAICS 2017.
Sabi. Click on Industry, select Industry classifications and then, search by NACE Rev.2, NAICS 2017, US SIC, CNAE 2009, etc.
Capital IQ: Click on Screeening, select Companies and then, select Industry classifications under Company details. Finally search by SIC code or S&P Capital IQ (by default).
MarketLine: Click on Sectors, select an industry from the list, and then click on Companies. Alternatively, click on Companies and then use the Industry & Geography criteria in the left hand menu.
Factiva will provide company lists by industry. Enter the industry name in the search bar and use the dropdown menu that appears with search suggestions. Locate the Industries section and select the relevant industry. Scroll down to find the Top Companies section. Alternatively, you can click on Switch Factiva to access the previous version of Factiva. Click on Companies/Markets on the menu bar. Click on Industry. Select an industry from the list, and then click Submit.
Note that there are a number of different codes that are used in industry classification: SIC, ICB, GICS.
Access these resources via A-Z Databases.
Bloomberg (available in the Financial Room of Barcelona IESE Library. Ask staff for password). Type EQS (Equity Screening) and press <GO>. Click on the Sectors button, select the desired industry, and then click Update and See Results.
Datastream (available in the Financial Room of IESE’s Barcelona Library as well as at the Madrid Library, through LSEG Workspace) includes sector information as an option when searching for equities. Open Microsoft Excel and go to the Datastream tab. Click on the Datastream formula button, then select Find Series from the Series/Lists toolbar. In the left-hand menu, choose Equities and select the desired industries under the Sector section.
See also the IESE Library Guides: Company Info Guide.
See additional How-to specific to biotechnology, high tech, consumer packaged goods companies or ranking of retail stores.
