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How New Jersey Resources Corporation stacks up
NJR · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
82/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #64 of 358 · scores higher than 82% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including NJR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 82?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Utilities peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 70% of peers. Return on invested capital: 6.9% vs peer median 5.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on assets: 4.6% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 36.1% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NJR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NJR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 6.9% | 5.2% | 70% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 36.1% | 18.6% | 88% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | 4.6% | 2.7% | 81% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 14.5% | 8.1% | 85% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 39.2% | 35.5% | 57% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NJRScores 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