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How NiSource Inc. stacks up
NI · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
59/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #146 of 358 · scores higher than 59% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 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 · 349 reported | 5.5% | 5.2% | 55% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 27.6% | 18.6% | 78% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | 2.4% | 2.7% | 42% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 8.5% | 8.1% | 54% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 51.0% | 35.5% | 76% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NI| 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 | |
| 143 | 98.6B USD | 60 | 52 | |
| 146 | 4.5B EUR (≈$4.9B) | 59 | 43 | |
| 146 | 14.2B CAD (≈$10.4B) | 59 | 37 | |
| 146 | 30.5B USD | 59 | 45 | |
| 146 | 21.4B USD | 59 | 46 | |
| 150 | 45.8B HKD (≈$5.9B) | 58 | 61 | |
| 150 | 30.6B USD | 58 | 47 | |
| 150 | Unavailable | 58 | 69 | |
| 153 | 8.2B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 57 | 60 |
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