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How Biogen Inc. stacks up
BIIB · against 73 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
71/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #48 of 74 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score12 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including BIIB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 71?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.6% vs peer median 1.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 7.7% vs peer median 4.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 25.0% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BIIB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BIIB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 70 reported | 7.7% | 12.5% | 29% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 72 reported | 25.0% | 19.7% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 71 reported | 2.6% | 7.0% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 67 reported | 4.6% | 13.4% | 17% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 74 reported | 78.3% | 59.1% | 86% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BIIB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52.9B USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 2 | 8.24T JPY (≈$56.0B) | 98 | 75 | |
| 2 | 23.8B USD | 98 | 84 | |
| 4 | 193.6B HKD (≈$24.8B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 4 | 21.4B USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 44 | 45.6B CHF (≈$52.4B) | 76 | 55 | |
| 45 | 38.9B USD | 74 | 56 | |
| 45 | 64.8B EUR (≈$71.3B) | 74 | 51 | |
| 47 | 27.3B USD | 72 | 55 | |
| 48 | 36.8B USD | 71 | 46 | |
| 49 | 5.26T JPY (≈$35.8B) | 70 | 63 | |
| 49 | 36.4B USD | 70 | 50 | |
| 51 | 21.7B EUR (≈$23.9B) | 69 | 47 | |
| 51 | 32.3B AUD (≈$21.3B) | 69 | 55 |
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