EquityResearch14February2018BarclaysCapitalInc.and/oroneofitsaffiliatesdoesandseekstodobusinesswithcompaniescoveredinitsresearchreports.Asaresult,investorsshouldbeawarethatthefirmmayhaveaconflictofinterestthatcouldaffecttheobjectivityofthisreport.Investorsshouldconsiderthisreportasonlyasinglefactorinmakingtheirinvestmentdecision.PLEASESEEANALYSTCERTIFICATION(S)ANDIMPORTANTDISCLOSURESBEGINNINGONPAGE381.U.S.Multi-IndustryMaturingCycle,MixedStructuralTrends;InitiatingatNeutralTheMulti-Industrysectorhasenjoyedaperiodofsubstantialupwardestimaterevisionsalongsidevaluationmultipleexpansion.However,wethinkthebullshaveoverstatedthestructuraltailwinds,andthecombinationofacceleratinggrowth,highincrementalmargins,lowinterestrates,andaweakUSdollarisunlikelytopersist.Hence,weinitiateon24companieswithaNeutralindustryview.Cycle