Note: the totals here are derived only from entries matched to current parent companies. They are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome.
| Rank | Major Industry  | Total Penalties | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | aerospace and military contracting | $7,680,136,563 | 1,326 |
| 33 | agribusiness | $1,799,336,803 | 1,233 |
| 25 | airlines | $3,364,843,580 | 3,301 |
| 44 | apparel | $380,210,924 | 163 |
| 18 | automotive parts | $6,600,280,254 | 1,484 |
| 41 | beverages | $468,766,236 | 434 |
| 24 | building materials | $3,643,613,960 | 5,445 |
| 21 | business services | $3,893,687,198 | 1,237 |
| 7 | chemicals | $28,035,317,907 | 5,505 |
| 28 | construction and engineering | $2,881,545,612 | 1,841 |
| 12 | diversified | $12,305,943,996 | 8,737 |
| 14 | electrical and electronic equipment | $9,696,444,638 | 912 |
| 31 | entertainment | $2,202,623,454 | 683 |
| 1 | financial services | $387,559,149,282 | 7,719 |
| 22 | food products | $3,825,807,419 | 4,270 |
| 26 | freight and logistics | $3,089,102,314 | 2,366 |
| 9 | healthcare services | $23,311,696,485 | 13,343 |
| 42 | heavy equipment | $416,931,254 | 345 |
| 48 | hotels | $134,463,151 | 356 |
| 30 | household and personal care products | $2,220,740,366 | 317 |
| 39 | housewares and home furnishings | $684,551,410 | 425 |
| 43 | industrial equipment | $381,869,956 | 1,076 |
| 47 | industrial services | $193,874,182 | 342 |
| 49 | information services | $20,007,684 | 16 |
| 10 | information technology | $16,433,932,542 | 435 |
| 32 | media | $1,813,664,972 | 256 |
| 17 | medical equipment and supplies | $7,028,935,927 | 371 |
| 34 | metals | $1,630,223,745 | 2,350 |
| 29 | mining and minerals | $2,785,303,335 | 15,746 |
| 36 | miscellaneous energy products and systems | $1,168,686,950 | 643 |
| 13 | miscellaneous manufacturing | $11,381,494,029 | 2,014 |
| 16 | miscellaneous services | $7,591,246,518 | 2,694 |
| 4 | motor vehicles | $46,950,728,206 | 1,100 |
| 3 | oil and gas | $55,565,445,820 | 6,561 |
| 19 | oilfield services and supplies | $4,539,192,228 | 709 |
| 45 | paints and coatings | $242,184,350 | 148 |
| 37 | paper and packaging | $943,715,402 | 1,650 |
| 2 | pharmaceuticals | $116,245,163,450 | 1,270 |
| 27 | pipelines | $3,087,539,930 | 1,188 |
| 20 | private equity (including portfolio companies) | $3,955,630,100 | 3,706 |
| 40 | railroads | $548,027,989 | 8,821 |
| 46 | real estate | $201,553,752 | 237 |
| 38 | restaurants and foodservice | $694,799,094 | 922 |
| 6 | retailing | $28,334,341,503 | 6,328 |
| 11 | telecommunications | $14,621,121,891 | 1,253 |
| 23 | tobacco | $3,740,425,130 | 61 |
| 5 | utilities and power generation | $46,373,492,557 | 3,085 |
| 35 | waste management and environmental services | $1,391,115,546 | 1,484 |
| 8 | wholesalers | $25,293,969,880 | 1,086 |
