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How National Grid plc stacks up
NGG · against 20 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #7 of 21 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including NGG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Utilities peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.0% vs peer median 5.2%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.0% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 82% of peers. Operating margin: 30.7% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NGG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NGG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 21 reported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 40% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 21 reported | 30.7% | 20.9% | 90% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 21 reported | 3.0% | 3.0% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 21 reported | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 21 reported | 100.0% | 46.4% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NGG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.77T INR (≈$45.2B) | 96 | 62 | |
| 2 | 730.6B CNY (≈$102.3B) | 89 | 50 | |
| 3 | 44.4B EUR (≈$48.9B) | 84 | 51 | |
| 3 | 46.9B USD | 84 | 45 | |
| 5 | 92.6B EUR (≈$101.9B) | 76 | 40 | |
| 6 | 147.3B EUR (≈$162.1B) | 74 | 47 | |
| 7 | 83.3B USD | 65 | 32 | |
| 7 | 97.0B EUR (≈$106.6B) | 65 | 49 | |
| 9 | 59.2B EUR (≈$65.2B) | 63 | 47 | |
| 10 | 98.6B USD | 60 | 52 | |
| 11 | 93.3B USD | 56 | 50 |
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