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How GFL Environmental Inc. stacks up
GFL · against 229 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
64/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #128 of 230 · scores higher than 42% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score26 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including GFL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 64?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, which is stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 73% of peers. Return on invested capital: 2.5% vs peer median 7.1%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 5.2% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on assets: 19.9% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GFL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GFL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 213 reported | 2.5% | 12.2% | 8% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 229 reported | 5.2% | 12.0% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 221 reported | 19.9% | 5.4% | 99% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 217 reported | -2.3% | 15.7% | 2% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 232 reported | 20.2% | 29.8% | 26% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GFL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 1 | 25.6B USD | 100 | 50 | |
| 4 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 4 | 11.2B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 128 | 38.07T KRW (≈$27.4B) | 64 | 58 | |
| 128 | 16.48T KRW (≈$11.9B) | 64 | 61 | |
| 128 | 15.07T KRW (≈$10.9B) | 64 | 67 | |
| 128 | 11.2B USD | 64 | 55 | |
| 128 | 16.5B USD | 64 | 57 | |
| 128 | 17.3B USD | 64 | 56 | |
| 134 | 1.81T JPY (≈$12.3B) | 63 | 62 | |
| 134 | 188.52T IDR (≈$11.7B) | 63 | 58 | |
| 136 | 76.7B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 62 | 66 |
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