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How Golar LNG Limited stacks up
GLNG · against 400 other Energy companies
Profitability
73/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #108 of 401 · scores higher than 73% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 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 · 383 reported | 5.8% | 9.3% | 33% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 398 reported | 52.2% | 11.7% | 96% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 391 reported | 3.1% | 4.4% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 384 reported | 10.1% | 10.5% | 48% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 405 reported | 63.7% | 33.2% | 82% | 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 | |
| 1 | 22.9B USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 6.33T SAR (≈$1.71T) | 99 | 66 | |
| 3 | 400M EUR (≈$440M) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 104 | 19.2B CAD (≈$14.0B) | 74 | 65 | |
| 104 |
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