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How The Descartes Systems Group Inc. stacks up
DSGX · against 270 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
84/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #59 of 271 · scores higher than 77% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including DSGX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 84?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 68% of peers. Return on invested capital: 13.1% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 82% of peers. Return on assets: 8.6% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 93% of peers. Operating margin: 28.8% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DSGX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DSGX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 258 reported | 13.1% | 11.3% | 56% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 269 reported | 28.8% | 10.0% | 93% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 263 reported | 8.6% | 4.7% | 73% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 257 reported | 11.9% | 12.0% | 50% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 272 reported | 77.6% | 41.5% | 89% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DSGX| 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 | |
| 55 | 8.5B EUR (≈$9.3B) | 85 | 61 | |
| 55 | 3.9B USD | 85 | 76 | |
| 55 | 9.1B USD | 85 | 87 | |
| 59 | 961.5B JPY (≈$6.5B) | 84 | 75 | |
| 59 | 7.8B USD | 84 | 70 | |
| 59 | 9.5B USD | 84 | 68 | |
| 59 | 3.8B GBP (≈$5.0B) | 84 | 74 | |
| 63 | 102.7B HKD (≈$13.1B) | 83 | 60 | |
| 63 | 1.74T JPY (≈$11.9B) | 83 | 64 |
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