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How Alkermes plc stacks up
ALKS · against 189 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
47/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #135 of 190 · scores higher than 28% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score15 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including ALKS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 47?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Its metrics sit close to the Healthcare norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 3.3% vs peer median 4.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 1.5% vs peer median 1.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.0% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ALKS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ALKS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 184 reported | 3.3% | 9.5% | 30% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 180 reported | 7.0% | 12.7% | 32% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 181 reported | 1.5% | 4.2% | 36% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 175 reported | 3.9% | 8.5% | 37% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 199 reported | 87.2% | 52.0% | 91% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ALKS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 321.5B INR (≈$3.9B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 2 | 13.9B EUR (≈$15.3B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 2 | 20.0B AUD (≈$13.2B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 4 | 548.2B INR (≈$6.6B) | 98 | 68 | |
| 4 | 170.4B THB (≈$4.8B) | 98 | 70 | |
| 132 | 5.76T KRW (≈$4.1B) | 48 | 59 | |
| 132 | 1.03T JPY (≈$7.0B) | 48 | 64 | |
| 132 | 8.9B USD | 48 | 51 | |
| 135 | 29.2B CNY (≈$4.1B) | 47 | 42 | |
| 135 | 7.7B USD | 47 | 37 | |
| 135 | 5.1B USD | 47 | 52 | |
| 135 | 10.1B USD | 47 | 61 | |
| 139 | 4.2B USD | 46 | 41 | |
| 140 | 10.8B USD | 41 | 41 |
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