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How iQIYI, Inc. stacks up
IQ · against 153 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
26/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #107 of 154 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including IQ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 26?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 77% of peers. Operating margin: 0.8% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 75% of peers. Return on assets: -0.4% vs peer median 2.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 66% of peers. Return on invested capital: 2.0% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IQ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IQ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 141 reported | 2.0% | 4.4% | 35% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 153 reported | 0.8% | 6.8% | 28% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 150 reported | -0.4% | 1.9% | 31% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 142 reported | -6.7% | 4.1% | 23% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 155 reported | 17.9% | 37.7% | 19% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IQScores 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