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How IMAX Corporation stacks up
IMAX · against 127 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
86/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #15 of 128 · scores higher than 88% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including IMAX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 86?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 66% of peers. Return on assets: 4.5% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 80% of peers. Operating margin: 20.2% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 91% of peers. Return on invested capital: 33.8% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IMAX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IMAX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 119 reported | 33.8% | 6.2% | 92% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 127 reported | 20.2% | 10.3% | 79% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 126 reported | 4.5% | 3.1% | 63% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 123 reported | 11.0% | 6.8% | 67% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 129 reported | 59.7% | 47.4% | 66% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IMAX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 11 | 642.5B JPY (≈$4.4B) | 92 | 80 | |
| 11 | 14.7B SEK (≈$1.5B) | 92 | 57 | |
| 13 | 10.1B MYR (≈$2.2B) | 89 | 66 | |
| 14 | 577.6B JPY (≈$3.9B) | 88 | 75 | |
| 15 | 2.8B USD | 86 | 67 | |
| 15 | 2.5B USD | 86 | 43 | |
| 17 | 1.6B USD | 83 | 66 | |
| 17 | 18.7B ILS (≈$5.0B) | 83 | 51 | |
| 17 | 3.8B NZD (≈$2.3B) | 83 | 69 |
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