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How Huntsman Corporation stacks up
HUN · against 433 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
14/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #390 of 434 · scores higher than 9% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including HUN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 14?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 87% of peers. Return on assets: -2.5% vs peer median 2.5%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on invested capital: -0.6% vs peer median 6.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 82% of peers. Operating margin: -0.5% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HUN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HUN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 411 reported | -0.6% | 7.0% | 12% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 424 reported | -0.5% | 8.2% | 13% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 411 reported | -2.5% | 2.8% | 10% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 408 reported | -3.8% | 6.9% | 13% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 442 reported | 13.5% | 22.2% | 28% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HUN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.0B USD | 98 | 89 | |
| 1 | 2.0B AUD (≈$1.3B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 1 | 4.0B AUD (≈$2.7B) | 98 | 84 | |
| 1 | 1.3B AUD (≈$872M) | 98 | 90 | |
| 1 | 2.4B AUD (≈$1.6B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 386 | 1.0B EUR (≈$1.1B) | 16 | 25 | |
| 389 | 2.7B EUR (≈$3.0B) | 15 | 15 | |
| 390 | 7.0B CNY (≈$977M) | 14 | 26 | |
| 390 | 1.1B EUR (≈$1.2B) | 14 | 14 | |
| 390 | 1.7B USD | 14 | 29 | |
| 390 | 2.0B USD | 14 | 33 | |
| 390 | 1.3B AUD (≈$862M) | 14 | 39 | |
| 395 | 2.05T KRW (≈$1.5B) | 13 | 21 | |
| 395 | 8.7B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 13 | 28 |
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