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How Appian Corporation stacks up
APPN · against 1,707 other Technology companies
Profitability
36/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #1,085 of 1,708 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score171 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including APPN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 36?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, which is weaker than most Technology peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 75% of peers. Operating margin: 0.1% vs peer median 6.3%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 3.9% vs peer median 6.8%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.2% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = APPN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | APPN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,598 reported | 3.9% | 6.8% | 40% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,698 reported | 0.1% | 6.3% | 25% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,668 reported | 3.2% | 2.9% | 53% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,633 reported | Not reported | 7.5% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,712 reported | 72.4% | 33.4% | 89% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around APPN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 3 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1,085 | 23.8B CNY (≈$3.3B) | 36 | 41 | |
| 1,085 | 2.8B CNY (≈$392M) | 36 | 37 | |
| 1,085 | 461M EUR (≈$507M) | 36 | 56 | |
| 1,085 | 6.3B USD | 36 | 47 | |
| 1,085 | 3.5B USD | 36 | 35 | |
| 1,085 | 848M USD | 36 | 48 | |
| 1,085 | 45.7B USD | 36 | 34 | |
| 1,103 | 3.7B CNY (≈$523M) | 35 | 38 | |
| 1,103 | 2.4B HKD (≈$301M) | 35 | 42 |
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