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How Gerdau S.A. stacks up
GGB · against 180 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
86/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #57 of 181 · scores higher than 67% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score32 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including GGB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 86?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.0% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on assets: 5.0% vs peer median 2.5%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 95% of peers. Return on invested capital: 42.8% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GGB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GGB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 174 reported | 42.8% | 11.6% | 91% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 180 reported | 8.0% | 13.3% | 30% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 162 reported | 5.0% | 5.1% | 48% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 161 reported | 4.2% | 12.5% | 19% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 181 reported | 13.1% | 31.8% | 12% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GGB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 3 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 3 | 8.2B CAD (≈$6.0B) | 98 | 59 | |
| 54 | 6.9B USD | 87 | 63 | |
| 57 | 106.8B CNY (≈$15.0B) | 86 | 56 | |
| 57 | 90.3B CNY (≈$12.6B) | 86 | 69 | |
| 57 | 5.9B USD | 86 | 53 | |
| 57 | 9.1B USD | 86 | 64 | |
| 61 | 8.9B AUD (≈$5.9B) | 85 | 61 | |
| 61 | 95.7B SEK (≈$9.6B) | 85 | 55 | |
| 63 | 45.7B HKD (≈$5.8B) | 84 | 67 | |
| 63 | 54.2B HKD (≈$6.9B) | 84 | 70 |
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