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How BP p.l.c. stacks up
BP · against 26 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
31/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #26 of 27 · scores higher than 4% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including BP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 31?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on assets and operating margin, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on assets: 0.0% vs peer median 4.4%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 67% of peers. Operating margin: 6.6% vs peer median 11.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 64% of peers. Return on invested capital: 13.4% vs peer median 9.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 26 reported | 13.4% | 15.7% | 44% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 28 reported | 6.6% | 15.3% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 26 reported | 0.0% | 6.4% | 0% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 26 reported | 13.4% | 16.8% | 32% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 28 reported | 29.6% | 36.2% | 33% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 163.7B EUR (≈$180.1B) | 95 | 70 | |
| 2 | 1.14T HKD (≈$146.3B) | 93 | 79 | |
| 3 | 934.4B HKD (≈$119.6B) | 92 | 58 | |
| 4 | 110.5B USD | 90 | 61 | |
| 4 | 81.4B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 22 | 204.7B USD | 48 | 44 | |
| 23 | 433.8B BRL (≈$78.1B) | 43 | 41 | |
| 24 | 69.4B USD | 35 | 49 | |
| 25 | 109.1B USD | 33 | 37 | |
| 26 | 122.6B USD | 31 | 32 | |
| 27 | 83.6B USD | 26 | 41 |
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