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How Alcoa Corporation stacks up
AA · against 160 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
54/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #119 of 161 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score15 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including AA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 54?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.A mix: stronger return on assets, but weaker operating margin and return on invested capital than most Basic Materials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 2.7% vs peer median 7.6%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 66% of peers. Return on invested capital: 3.6% vs peer median 6.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 83% of peers. Return on assets: 7.6% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 154 reported | 3.6% | 12.7% | 15% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 160 reported | 2.7% | 13.8% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 144 reported | 7.6% | 5.6% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 143 reported | 18.2% | 13.5% | 64% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 161 reported | 19.8% | 33.5% | 23% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 2 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 8.2B CAD (≈$6.0B) | 98 | 59 | |
| 2 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 112 | 862.7B INR (≈$10.4B) | 59 | 62 | |
| 112 | 437.7B INR (≈$5.3B) | 59 | 63 | |
| 117 | 8.5B USD | 58 | 50 | |
| 118 | 85.0B SEK (≈$8.5B) | 56 | 47 | |
| 119 | 10.4B USD | 54 | 58 | |
| 119 | 14.6B AUD (≈$9.6B) | 54 | 61 | |
| 119 | 5.4B USD | 54 | 44 | |
| 122 | 53.7B CNY (≈$7.5B) | 53 | 46 | |
| 122 | 7.1B EUR (≈$7.8B) | 53 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score