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How National Grid plc stacks up
NGG · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #125 of 358 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 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 · 349 reported | 5.0% | 5.2% | 47% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 30.7% | 18.6% | 82% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | 3.0% | 2.7% | 56% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 8.4% | 8.1% | 53% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 100.0% | 35.5% | 100% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NGG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.1B BRL (≈$561M) | 100 | 77 | |
| 1 | 1.62T CLP (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 56 | |
| 3 | 7.9B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 3 | 15.9B BRL (≈$2.9B) | 99 | 56 | |
| 3 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 121 | 77.3B TRY (≈$2.3B) | 66 | 47 | |
| 121 | 48.3B BRL (≈$8.7B) | 66 | 69 | |
| 121 | 493.8B CLP (≈$543M) | 66 | 66 | |
| 125 | 8.9B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 65 | 55 | |
| 125 | 83.3B USD | 65 | 32 | |
| 125 | 97.0B EUR (≈$106.6B) | 65 | 49 | |
| 128 | 103.2B JPY (≈$702M) | 64 | 75 | |
| 128 | 940M EUR (≈$1.0B) | 64 | 39 | |
| 128 | 3.2B EUR (≈$3.5B) | 64 | 46 |
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