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2024 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Security Guards and Patrol Services
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Security Guards and Patrol Services:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry include:- Increased demand for integrated security solutions
- Rise in the use of technology, such as AI and surveillance systems
- Growing importance of cybersecurity measures alongside physical security
- Expanded services including emergency response and disaster recovery
- Higher regulatory compliance requirements
- Shift towards more trained and specialized security personnel
- Integration of mobile apps and remote monitoring technology
- Focus on value-added services to differentiate from competitors
- Rising costs of labor in many markets
- Greater use of data analytics to improve service efficiency and deployment
- Enhanced focus on customer service and experience
- Growing markets in emerging economies
- Expansion of industry standards and best practices sharing
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Investigation Services, Including Personal Background Checks |
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Security Guard And Patrol Services |
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Security Guard And Patrol Services For Buildings And Grounds |
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Security Services For Special Events, Including Crowd Control |
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Bodyguard Services |
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Building Security System Services (With Monitoring) |
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Non-Residential Security System Services (With Monitoring) |
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Security Training Services |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Security Guards and Patrol Services company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Security Guards and Patrol Services measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 1% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 1% | |||
| Protective Service Occupations | 93% | |||
| Other Protective Service Workers | 89% | |||
| Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers | 87% | |||
| Security Guards | 87% | |||
Security Guards and Patrol Services Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry. |
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Innovation News
- Jan 12, 2024: All Nation Security Services trademarks "ALL NATION SECURITY SERVICES" - Security guard services
- Sep 01, 2023: Homeland Patrol Division Security trademarks "FACESCOPE" - Computer software for the collection, transmission, storage, and sharing of data and information; Computer software for connecting to a database; Computer software for accessing and searching information in online databases using image, video, and audio capture; Computer software for image, video, and audio capture, storage, and display; Downloadable mobile application software using artificial intelligence for feature matching in the home and commercial security field; Downloadable mobile application software for the collection, transmission, storage, and sharing of data and information; Downloadable mobile application software for connecting to a database; Downloadable mobile application software for accessing and searching information in online databases using image, video, and audio capture; Downloadable mobile application software for image, video, and audio capture, storage, and display
- Sep 01, 2023: Homeland Patrol Division Security trademarks "FACE SCOPE" - Computer programs using artificial intelligence for feature matching in the home and commercial security field; Computer software for the collection, transmission, storage, and sharing of data and information; Computer software for connecting to a database; Computer software for accessing and searching information in online databases using image, video, and audio capture; Computer software for image, video, and audio capture, storage, and display; Downloadable mobile application software using artificial intelligence for feature matching in the home and commercial security field; Downloadable mobile application software for the collection, transmission, storage, and sharing of data and information; Downloadable mobile application software for connecting to a database; Downloadable mobile application software for accessing and searching information in online databases using image, video, and audio capture; Downloadable mobile application software for image, video, and audio capture, storage, and display
Recent Federal Contracts for Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Apr 02, 2024: DEFENSE CONSULTING SERVICES LLC (San Antonio, TX) awarded $5,259,585
- Apr 02, 2024: SIMMONS & GOLDEN SECURITY LLC (Maryville, TN) awarded $5,563,117
- Apr 02, 2024: TRIPLE CANOPY, INC. (Herndon, VA) awarded $19,063,604
- Apr 02, 2024: PATRONUS SYSTEMS INC. (Melbourne, FL) awarded $1,270,423
- Apr 02, 2024: EXCELSIOR DEFENSE, INC. (Saint Petersburg, FL) awarded $156,959
- Apr 02, 2024: NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY, INCORPORATED (Edmond, OK) awarded $3,075,195
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