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How Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc stacks up
HLX · against 113 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
22/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #80 of 114 · scores higher than 29% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score12 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including HLX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 22?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 82% of peers. Return on invested capital: 2.3% vs peer median 9.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 67% of peers. Operating margin: 6.4% vs peer median 11.7%
- Return on assets is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HLX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HLX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 107 reported | 2.3% | 7.7% | 25% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 112 reported | 6.4% | 10.0% | 37% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 110 reported | Not reported | 3.6% | — | — | 33% |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 109 reported | 37.6% | 8.1% | 95% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 114 reported | 50.8% | 32.8% | 65% | 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 HLX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 1 | 1.3B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 1 | 1.0B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 4 | 1.4B USD | 98 | 80 | |
| 4 | 3.1B CAD (≈$2.3B) | 98 | 62 | |
| 76 | 1.5B USD | 25 | 51 | |
| 78 | 16.9B CNY (≈$2.4B) | 24 | 24 | |
| 78 | 12.5B HKD (≈$1.6B) | 24 | 34 | |
| 80 | 19.7B CNY (≈$2.8B) | 22 | 17 | |
| 80 | 1.6B USD | 22 | 51 | |
| 82 | 883M USD | 21 | 42 | |
| 83 | 8.7B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 20 | 33 | |
| 83 | 2.6B USD | 20 | 30 | |
| 85 | 921M EUR (≈$1.0B) | 19 | 32 |
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