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How MDU Resources Group, Inc. stacks up
MDU · against 99 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
40/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #62 of 100 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including MDU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 40?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 4.5% vs peer median 5.2%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.6% vs peer median 2.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 17.0% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MDU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MDU | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 98 reported | 4.5% | 5.7% | 34% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 99 reported | 17.0% | 20.4% | 41% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 94 reported | 2.6% | 3.5% | 41% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 94 reported | 6.9% | 9.4% | 34% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 100 reported | 34.8% | 34.6% | 51% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MDU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.9B BRL (≈$2.9B) | 99 | 56 | |
| 2 | 14.1B BRL (≈$2.5B) | 97 | 62 | |
| 2 | 13.4B BRL (≈$2.4B) | 97 | 94 | |
| 4 | 5.1B USD | 96 | 75 | |
| 4 | 37.0B BRL (≈$6.7B) | 96 | 67 | |
| 60 | 319.4B INR (≈$3.8B) | 48 | 63 | |
| 61 | 2.1B USD | 45 | 50 | |
| 62 | 8.5B CAD (≈$6.2B) | 40 | 43 | |
| 62 | 6.6B CHF (≈$7.5B) | 40 | 48 | |
| 62 | 4.1B USD | 40 | 43 | |
| 65 | 5.4B EUR (≈$6.0B) | 39 | 40 | |
| 66 | 44.2B CNY (≈$6.2B) | 38 | 51 | |
| 66 | 3.8B CAD (≈$2.8B) | 38 | 21 | |
| 68 | 411.9B JPY (≈$2.8B) | 37 | 41 |
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