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How AECOM stacks up
ACM · against 359 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
45/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #267 of 360 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score30 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including ACM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 45?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital, but weaker operating margin than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 4.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.4% vs peer median 3.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 72% of peers. Return on invested capital: 12.7% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ACM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ACM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 340 reported | 12.7% | 10.3% | 60% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 360 reported | 4.1% | 10.4% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 343 reported | 2.4% | 4.8% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 343 reported | 16.6% | 12.3% | 65% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 364 reported | 5.7% | 29.6% | 1% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ACM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 4 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 4 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 264 | 7.6B EUR (≈$8.3B) | 46 | 37 | |
| 267 | 9.04T KRW (≈$6.5B) | 45 | 47 | |
| 267 | 994.9B JPY (≈$6.8B) | 45 | 61 | |
| 267 | 1.08T JPY (≈$7.4B) | 45 | 47 | |
| 267 | 8.5B USD | 45 | 31 | |
| 271 | 117.8B SEK (≈$11.8B) | 44 | 48 | |
| 272 | 155.3B TWD (≈$4.8B) | 43 | 46 | |
| 272 | 4.6B USD | 43 | 50 | |
| 274 | 6.2B CAD (≈$4.5B) | 42 | 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