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How Dropbox, Inc. stacks up
DBX · against 274 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
95/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #15 of 275 · scores higher than 94% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score39 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including DBX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 95?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 91% of peers. Return on invested capital: 36.1% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 92% of peers. Operating margin: 26.6% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 94% of peers. Return on assets: 15.7% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DBX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DBX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 260 reported | 36.1% | 11.4% | 88% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 273 reported | 26.6% | 10.0% | 92% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 267 reported | 15.7% | 4.7% | 93% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 261 reported | Not reported | 12.0% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 276 reported | 79.7% | 41.2% | 92% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DBX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 4 | 76.2B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 4 | 40.0B CNY (≈$5.6B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 12 | 161.3B TWD (≈$5.0B) | 96 | 57 | |
| 12 | 6.0B USD | 96 | 83 | |
| 15 | 339.4B TWD (≈$10.5B) | 95 | 65 | |
| 15 | 7.9B USD | 95 | 73 | |
| 15 | 7.6B USD | 95 | 55 | |
| 15 | 12.9B USD | 95 | 53 | |
| 19 | 201.2B TWD (≈$6.2B) | 94 | 60 | |
| 19 | 373.8B TWD (≈$11.6B) | 94 | 70 | |
| 19 | 10.5B AUD (≈$7.0B) | 94 | 65 |
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