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How H.B. Fuller Company stacks up
FUL · against 1,333 other Basic Materials companies
Profitability
55/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #595 of 1,334 · scores higher than 55% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score134 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 · 1,260 reported | 6.4% | 6.7% | 48% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,304 reported | 9.4% | 7.6% | 58% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,270 reported | 3.6% | 2.5% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,254 reported | 9.6% | 5.5% | 67% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,372 reported | 32.7% | 21.5% | 70% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FULScores 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