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How Golar LNG Limited stacks up
GLNG · against 121 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
73/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #35 of 122 · scores higher than 71% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including GLNG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 73?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 67% of peers. Return on invested capital: 5.8% vs peer median 9.3%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.1% vs peer median 4.4%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 96% of peers. Operating margin: 52.2% vs peer median 11.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GLNG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GLNG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 119 reported | 5.8% | 10.1% | 31% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 121 reported | 52.2% | 12.3% | 95% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 117 reported | 3.1% | 4.9% | 38% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 115 reported | 10.1% | 12.0% | 46% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 122 reported | 63.7% | 34.5% | 79% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GLNG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.9B EUR (≈$7.6B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 2 | 3.2B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 5.2B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 4 | 4.3B GBP (≈$5.6B) | 97 | 75 | |
| 5 | 2.9B USD | 96 | 77 | |
| 31 | 8.7B USD | 76 | 67 | |
| 32 | 4.3B CAD (≈$3.1B) | 75 | 59 | |
| 32 | 3.9B USD | 75 | 72 | |
| 32 | 4.3B USD | 75 | 60 | |
| 35 | 4.7B USD | 73 | 56 | |
| 35 | 5.5B EUR (≈$6.1B) | 73 | 69 | |
| 37 | 6.8B EUR (≈$7.5B) | 72 | 75 | |
| 37 | 6.3B USD | 72 | 53 | |
| 39 | 66.82T IDR (≈$4.1B) | 71 | 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