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How Grand Canyon Education, Inc. stacks up
LOPE · against 156 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
91/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #26 of 157 · scores higher than 83% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score31 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including LOPE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 91?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 78% of peers. Return on assets: 0.9% vs peer median 4.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 93% of peers. Operating margin: 24.5% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 95% of peers. Return on invested capital: 44.3% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LOPE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LOPE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 144 reported | 44.3% | 11.7% | 90% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 156 reported | 24.5% | 9.1% | 94% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 147 reported | 0.9% | 5.2% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 146 reported | 31.0% | 11.9% | 90% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 157 reported | 53.3% | 36.8% | 81% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LOPEScores 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