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How Korea Electric Power Corporation stacks up
KEP · against 67 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
52/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #38 of 68 · scores higher than 43% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score12 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including KEP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 52?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital and return on assets, but weaker operating margin than most Utilities peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 61% of peers. Operating margin: 14.5% vs peer median 18.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 63% of peers. Return on assets: 3.4% vs peer median 2.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 66% of peers. Return on invested capital: 6.3% vs peer median 5.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KEP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KEP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 67 reported | 6.3% | 5.6% | 65% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 66 reported | 14.5% | 19.4% | 35% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 64 reported | 3.4% | 3.1% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 64 reported | 16.6% | 9.3% | 86% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 68 reported | 16.0% | 40.0% | 6% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KEP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 48.0B BRL (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 69.8B CNY (≈$9.8B) | 97 | 68 | |
| 4 | 9.1B USD | 93 | 52 | |
| 5 | 6.9B GBP (≈$9.0B) | 91 | 73 | |
| 35 | 9.8B GBP (≈$12.8B) | 56 | 29 | |
| 36 | 26.9B USD | 54 | 50 | |
| 37 | 8.4B USD | 53 | 43 | |
| 38 | 20.3B EUR (≈$22.4B) | 52 | 42 | |
| 38 | 13.6B USD | 52 | 57 | |
| 40 | 7.4B EUR (≈$8.2B) | 50 | 49 | |
| 40 | 10.6B USD | 50 | 54 | |
| 40 | 18.7B USD | 50 | 37 | |
| 43 | 1.14T INR (≈$13.7B) | 48 | 39 |
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