Profit Margin
8.2%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Finance and Insurance ·NAICS 5231
NAICS 5231 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage - Industry Benchmarks
137 SBA loans on record, $108M in volume, for NAICS 5231.
- 8.2%
- Net margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $108M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5231
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage runs a 8.2% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 27K establishments employing N/A workers.
- 8.2%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $108M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage sits inside Finance and Insurance at a 8.2% net margin (in line with the national median), $76.5B in aggregate receipts across 6,199 returns, averaging $12.3B per establishment.
27,442 establishments employ N/A workers. New York leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage sits in the 75th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$76.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$6.3B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
27,442
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 1,327. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage margin vs national reference points
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage net margin 27.4%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
6,199 returns 100%
Margin: 8.2% · Receipts: $76.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 6,199
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $12.3B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $109.3B
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Commodity Contracts Brokerage NAICS 52314 | N/A |
| Commodity Contracts Dealing NAICS 52313 | N/A |
| Investment Banking and Securities Dealing NAICS 52311 | N/A |
| Securities Brokerage NAICS 52312 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 81,502 |
| New Jersey | 25,141 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,364 |
| Utah | 7,045 |
| Ohio | 6,539 |
| Connecticut | 5,940 |
| Tennessee | 4,850 |
| Indiana | 3,153 |
| Iowa | 2,637 |
| Alabama | 1,724 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
137
Total Loan Volume
$108M
Avg Loan Size
$789K
Jobs Supported
720
Program Breakdown
7(a) 117 (85%)
504 20 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
31 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 37
2021 36
2022 17
2023 19
2024 15
2025 11
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage?
$76.5B in total annual receipts across all Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage businesses. Average per business: $12.3B.
How profitable is Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage?
8.2% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage?
27,442 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage?
Average payroll data for Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage employment?
New York leads with 81,502 workers. New Jersey (25,141) and Pennsylvania (9,364) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage receive?
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage businesses received 137 SBA loans totaling $108 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $789K. These loans supported 720 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #31 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (8.2% here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 5231 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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