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How Ardelyx, Inc. stacks up
ARDX · against 483 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
29/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #349 of 484 · scores higher than 27% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score50 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including ARDX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 29?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Healthcare peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 75% of peers. Return on assets: -9.7% vs peer median 1.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 74% of peers. Operating margin: -7.9% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 74% of peers. Return on invested capital: -9.2% vs peer median 4.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ARDX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ARDX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 458 reported | -9.2% | 3.4% | 25% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 452 reported | -7.9% | 5.6% | 26% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 477 reported | -9.7% | 1.3% | 22% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 459 reported | -38.6% | 1.9% | 17% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 500 reported | 75.0% | 43.7% | 83% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ARDX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97.3B INR (≈$1.2B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 595M USD | 99 | 97 | |
| 2 | 433M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 2 | 578M USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 2 | 914M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 342 | 1.2B USD | 30 | 24 | |
| 349 | 5.2B CNY (≈$723M) | 29 | 9 | |
| 349 | 5.1B CNY (≈$709M) | 29 | 12 | |
| 349 | 145.4B JPY (≈$989M) | 29 | 36 | |
| 349 | 782M USD | 29 | 35 | |
| 349 | 487M USD | 29 | 29 | |
| 349 | 464M USD | 29 | 53 | |
| 355 | 4.7B CNY (≈$661M) | 28 | 26 | |
| 355 | 15.6B TWD (≈$485M) | 28 | 49 |
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