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How CMS Energy Corporation stacks up
CMS · against 57 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
42/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #41 of 58 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score7 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including CMS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 42?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 4.6% vs peer median 5.2%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.5% vs peer median 2.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 18.9% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CMS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CMS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 57 reported | 4.6% | 5.4% | 27% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 56 reported | 18.9% | 21.8% | 35% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 54 reported | 2.5% | 2.9% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 54 reported | 9.2% | 9.7% | 40% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 58 reported | 40.3% | 43.9% | 40% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CMS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 27.0B EUR (≈$29.7B) | 94 | 63 | |
| 3 | 2.41T INR (≈$29.0B) | 91 | 69 | |
| 4 | 23.3B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 5 | 12.5B USD | 89 | 69 | |
| 37 | 1.14T INR (≈$13.7B) | 48 | 39 | |
| 38 | 28.0B USD | 47 | 46 | |
| 39 | 26.0B USD | 46 | 52 | |
| 40 | 15.4B USD | 44 | 54 | |
| 41 | 22.0B USD | 42 | 44 | |
| 42 | 96.4B HKD (≈$12.3B) | 41 | 51 | |
| 42 | 13.1B USD | 41 | 46 | |
| 44 | 13.8B EUR (≈$15.2B) | 36 | 64 | |
| 45 | 27.9B USD | 35 | 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