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How Alliant Energy Corporation stacks up
LNT · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
50/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #178 of 358 · scores higher than 50% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including LNT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 50?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.A mix: stronger operating margin and return on assets, but weaker return on invested capital than most Utilities peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 66% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.0% vs peer median 5.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 61% of peers. Return on assets: 3.2% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 62% of peers. Operating margin: 22.1% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LNT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LNT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 4.0% | 5.2% | 34% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 22.1% | 18.6% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | 3.2% | 2.7% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 11.1% | 8.1% | 73% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 44.5% | 35.5% | 66% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LNTScores 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