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How Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. stacks up
CHT · against 30 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
77/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #10 of 31 · scores higher than 63% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including CHT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 77?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 68% of peers. Return on invested capital: 10.9% vs peer median 6.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 81% of peers. Operating margin: 20.6% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on assets: 7.2% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CHT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CHT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 29 reported | 10.9% | 8.8% | 61% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 31 reported | 20.6% | 13.5% | 83% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 29 reported | 7.2% | 3.6% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 29 reported | 10.9% | 13.1% | 43% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 31 reported | 36.5% | 44.9% | 27% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CHT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.54T JPY (≈$24.1B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 2 | 9.39T JPY (≈$63.9B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 3 | 74.4B USD | 95 | 75 | |
| 4 | 387.7B ZAR (≈$21.3B) | 91 | 68 | |
| 5 | 1.01T THB (≈$28.3B) | 90 | 52 | |
| 7 | 41.7B USD | 81 | 37 | |
| 9 | 23.8B USD | 78 | 61 | |
| 10 | 73.9B USD | 77 | 58 | |
| 10 | 19.2B USD | 77 | 67 | |
| 10 | 37.7B USD | 77 | 58 | |
| 13 | 205.5B SAR (≈$55.5B) | 74 | 61 | |
| 14 | 55.8B AUD (≈$36.8B) | 70 | 48 | |
| 15 | 35.4B USD | 67 | 55 | |
| 16 | 10.49T JPY (≈$71.3B) | 65 | 50 |
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