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How eBay Inc. stacks up
EBAY · against 361 other Consumer Cyclical companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
93/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #47 of 362 · scores higher than 85% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score74 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including EBAY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 93?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 86% of peers. Return on invested capital: 21.5% vs peer median 7.3%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 92% of peers. Operating margin: 20.6% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 94% of peers. Return on assets: 12.4% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = EBAY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | EBAY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 21.5% | 9.5% | 76% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 20.6% | 7.1% | 91% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 358 reported | 12.4% | 4.1% | 86% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 315 reported | 46.6% | 11.8% | 90% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 363 reported | 72.1% | 36.0% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around EBAY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 1 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 1 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 1 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 43 | 680M USD | 94 | 55 | |
| 43 | 13.8B USD | 94 | 70 | |
| 43 | 9.5B USD | 94 | 66 | |
| 47 | 51.5B USD | 93 | 50 | |
| 47 | 52.8B USD | 93 | 52 | |
| 47 | 13.0B USD | 93 | 68 | |
| 47 | 7.7B USD | 93 | 68 | |
| 47 | 1.4B USD | 93 | 62 | |
| 47 | 12.2B USD | 93 | 63 |
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