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How argenx SE stacks up
ARGX · against 58 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
93/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #11 of 59 · scores higher than 78% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score16 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including ARGX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 93?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 87% of peers. Return on invested capital: 21.7% vs peer median 4.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 89% of peers. Operating margin: 25.4% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 95% of peers. Return on assets: 14.9% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ARGX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ARGX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 55 reported | 21.7% | 11.5% | 74% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 57 reported | 25.4% | 20.5% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 57 reported | 14.9% | 7.0% | 88% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 53 reported | Not reported | 14.0% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 59 reported | 59.8% | 59.8% | 50% | 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 ARGX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.26T JPY (≈$76.6B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 1 | 52.9B USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 3 | 8.24T JPY (≈$56.0B) | 98 | 75 | |
| 4 | 31.3B USD | 97 | 63 | |
| 4 | 34.0B USD | 97 | 49 | |
| 6 | 327.3B CNY (≈$45.8B) | 96 | 75 | |
| 6 | 32.8B USD | 96 | 69 | |
| 10 | 34.3B USD | 95 | 57 | |
| 11 | 67.60T KRW (≈$48.7B) | 93 | 72 | |
| 11 | 56.7B USD | 93 | 79 | |
| 11 | 2.67T INR (≈$32.1B) | 93 | 68 | |
| 11 | 40.2B USD | 93 | 73 | |
| 15 | 28.6B USD | 91 | 60 | |
| 16 | 49.1B USD | 90 | 69 |
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