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How H.B. Fuller Company stacks up
FUL · against 347 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
55/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #191 of 348 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including FUL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 55?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.4% vs peer median 6.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 9.4% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on assets: 3.6% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FUL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FUL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 333 reported | 6.4% | 9.0% | 38% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 343 reported | 9.4% | 9.3% | 51% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 320 reported | 3.6% | 3.6% | 51% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 317 reported | 9.6% | 8.4% | 56% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 351 reported | 32.7% | 25.3% | 64% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FUL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 2 | 29.0B CNY (≈$4.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 2 | 73.0B MXN (≈$3.9B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 2 | 2.0B USD | 98 | 89 | |
| 2 | 4.0B AUD (≈$2.7B) | 98 | 84 | |
| 185 | 1.5B EUR (≈$1.7B) | 56 | 40 | |
| 185 | 1.2B GBP (≈$1.5B) | 56 | 45 | |
| 191 | 17.3B CNY (≈$2.4B) | 55 | 44 | |
| 191 | 10.7B CNY (≈$1.5B) | 55 | 45 | |
| 191 | 2.7B USD | 55 | 51 | |
| 191 | 4.7B USD | 55 | 58 | |
| 195 | 18.6B CNY (≈$2.6B) | 54 | 55 | |
| 195 | 10.5B CNY (≈$1.5B) | 54 | 48 | |
| 195 | 1.8B EUR (≈$1.9B) | 54 | 47 |
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