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How Herbalife Ltd. stacks up
HLF · against 820 other Consumer Defensive companies
Profitability
82/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #145 of 821 · scores higher than 82% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score82 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 · 761 reported | 33.2% | 7.7% | 92% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 817 reported | 9.5% | 7.6% | 60% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 784 reported | 5.7% | 4.0% | 68% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 770 reported | Not reported | 8.3% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 824 reported | 77.7% | 32.0% | 98% | 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 | 162.4B CNY (≈$22.7B) | 99 | 81 | |
| 145 | 429M MYR (≈$94M) | 82 | 83 | |
| 145 | 464M MYR (≈$102M) | 82 | 73 | |
| 145 | 249.7B JPY (≈$1.7B) | 82 | 69 | |
| 145 | 2.4B USD | 82 | 41 | |
| 145 | 1.5B USD | 82 | 51 | |
| 145 | 925M USD | 82 | 49 | |
| 153 | 67.3B HKD (≈$8.6B) | 81 | 59 | |
| 153 | 1.7B HKD (≈$223M) | 81 | 73 | |
| 153 | 5.7B SAR (≈$1.5B) | 81 | 67 |
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