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How NiSource Inc. stacks up
NI · against 56 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
59/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #25 of 57 · scores higher than 55% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score12 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including NI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 59?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.4% vs peer median 2.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.5% vs peer median 5.2%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 78% of peers. Operating margin: 27.6% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 56 reported | 5.5% | 5.4% | 53% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 55 reported | 27.6% | 22.1% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 53 reported | 2.4% | 3.0% | 33% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 53 reported | 8.5% | 9.8% | 33% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 57 reported | 51.0% | 43.8% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 27.0B EUR (≈$29.7B) | 94 | 63 | |
| 3 | 2.41T INR (≈$29.0B) | 91 | 69 | |
| 4 | 23.3B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 5 | 12.5B USD | 89 | 69 | |
| 22 | 19.4B EUR (≈$21.4B) | 63 | 52 | |
| 23 | 36.3B USD | 62 | 51 | |
| 24 | 21.0B AUD (≈$13.8B) | 61 | 50 | |
| 25 | 30.5B USD | 59 | 45 | |
| 25 | 21.4B USD | 59 | 46 | |
| 27 | 30.6B USD | 58 | 47 | |
| 28 | 19.7B USD | 57 | 46 | |
| 28 | 179.3B DKK (≈$26.9B) | 57 | 53 | |
| 28 | 37.6B USD | 57 | 43 |
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