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How AXT, Inc. stacks up
AXTI · against 421 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
30/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #332 of 422 · scores higher than 21% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including AXTI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 30?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 72% of peers. Return on invested capital: 0.6% vs peer median 6.8%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 70% of peers. Return on assets: 0.4% vs peer median 2.9%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 3.1% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AXTI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AXTI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 397 reported | 0.6% | 9.2% | 22% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 420 reported | 3.1% | 8.0% | 27% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 410 reported | 0.4% | 3.7% | 21% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 403 reported | 1.0% | 10.3% | 21% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 422 reported | 32.2% | 35.1% | 46% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AXTI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 5 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 327 | 275.4B JPY (≈$1.9B) | 31 | 41 | |
| 327 | 34.8B CNY (≈$4.9B) | 31 | 27 | |
| 327 | 12.2B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 31 | 38 | |
| 332 | 16.5B CNY (≈$2.3B) | 30 | 32 | |
| 332 | 3.4B USD | 30 | 53 | |
| 332 | 4.3B USD | 30 | 43 | |
| 332 | 2.2B USD | 30 | 30 | |
| 336 | 13.6B CNY (≈$1.9B) | 29 | 42 | |
| 336 | 22.4B CNY (≈$3.1B) | 29 | 26 |
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