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How James Hardie Industries plc stacks up
JHX · against 110 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
41/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #96 of 111 · scores higher than 13% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score10 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including JHX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 41?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 66% of peers. Return on assets: 1.1% vs peer median 2.5%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 64% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.0% vs peer median 6.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 9.7% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = JHX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | JHX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 107 reported | 4.0% | 11.9% | 19% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 111 reported | 9.7% | 15.3% | 31% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 101 reported | 1.1% | 6.2% | 11% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 100 reported | 3.3% | 13.1% | 16% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 111 reported | 36.8% | 38.0% | 46% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around JHX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 2 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 16.0B CAD (≈$11.7B) | 98 | 80 | |
| 2 | 30.8B USD | 98 | 83 | |
| 93 | 121.2B CNY (≈$17.0B) | 44 | 36 | |
| 93 | 10.1B USD | 44 | 46 | |
| 95 | 10.5B EUR (≈$11.5B) | 43 | 37 | |
| 96 | 9.8B EUR (≈$10.8B) | 41 | 44 | |
| 96 | 15.8B USD | 41 | 40 | |
| 98 | 135.9B CNY (≈$19.0B) | 37 | 56 | |
| 99 | 916.6B INR (≈$11.0B) | 36 | 50 | |
| 100 | 91.4B CNY (≈$12.8B) | 31 | 31 | |
| 100 | 10.6B USD | 31 | 53 |
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