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How DNOW Inc. stacks up
DNOW · against 468 other Industrials companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
9/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #401 of 469 · scores higher than 14% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score69 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including DNOW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 9?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 91% of peers. Return on assets: -2.6% vs peer median 3.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 91% of peers. Return on invested capital: -6.1% vs peer median 7.2%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 90% of peers. Operating margin: -4.6% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DNOW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DNOW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 456 reported | -6.1% | 8.2% | 13% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 465 reported | -4.6% | 8.5% | 13% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 462 reported | -2.6% | 4.4% | 16% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 438 reported | -11.6% | 11.5% | 14% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 475 reported | 20.2% | 30.1% | 26% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DNOW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 516M USD | 100 | 80 | |
| 1 | 27.5B USD | 100 | 49 | |
| 3 | 7.9B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 3 | 4.1B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 3 | 60.7B USD | 99 | 71 | |
| 398 | 414M USD | 10 | 55 | |
| 398 |
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