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How Afya Limited stacks up
AFYA · against 256 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
89/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #24 of 257 · scores higher than 90% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score21 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including AFYA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 89?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.6% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 83% of peers. Return on assets: 8.0% vs peer median 4.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 97% of peers. Operating margin: 32.8% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AFYA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AFYA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 246 reported | 16.6% | 7.5% | 80% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 255 reported | 32.8% | 7.6% | 98% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 246 reported | 8.0% | 3.7% | 84% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 244 reported | 16.7% | 7.6% | 84% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 258 reported | 64.0% | 29.1% | 96% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AFYAScores 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