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How Herbalife Ltd. stacks up
HLF · against 235 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
82/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #38 of 236 · scores higher than 83% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score18 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including HLF · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 82?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 9.5% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 68% of peers. Return on assets: 5.7% vs peer median 4.0%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on invested capital: 33.2% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HLF, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HLF | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 217 reported | 33.2% | 7.6% | 92% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 234 reported | 9.5% | 8.0% | 60% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 222 reported | 5.7% | 3.9% | 69% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 219 reported | Not reported | 7.8% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 237 reported | 77.7% | 31.6% | 99% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HLF| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235.8B INR (≈$2.8B) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 229.1B INR (≈$2.7B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 3 | 398.9B JPY (≈$2.7B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 4.0B MYR (≈$881M) | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 843M USD | 99 | 88 | |
| 35 | 3.5B SGD (≈$2.7B) | 85 | 64 | |
| 35 | 39.0B ZAR (≈$2.1B) | 85 | 66 | |
| 38 | 249.7B JPY (≈$1.7B) | 82 | 69 | |
| 38 | 2.4B USD | 82 | 41 | |
| 38 | 1.5B USD | 82 | 51 | |
| 38 | 925M USD | 82 | 49 | |
| 42 | 5.7B SAR (≈$1.5B) | 81 | 67 | |
| 43 | 6.6B HKD (≈$843M) | 80 | 78 | |
| 43 | 8.3B BRL (≈$1.5B) | 80 | 62 |
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