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How NOV Inc. stacks up
NOV · against 196 other Energy companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
21/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #148 of 197 · scores higher than 24% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score15 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including NOV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 21?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 80% of peers. Return on assets: 0.8% vs peer median 4.4%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 72% of peers. Operating margin: 5.1% vs peer median 11.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 71% of peers. Return on invested capital: 5.1% vs peer median 9.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NOV, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NOV | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 190 reported | 5.1% | 9.2% | 30% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 193 reported | 5.1% | 13.4% | 25% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 194 reported | 0.8% | 4.4% | 26% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 190 reported | 1.5% | 11.8% | 25% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 197 reported | 21.6% | 41.2% | 21% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NOV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19.8B USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 2 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 2 | 1.3B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 2 | 986M USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 5 | 3.1B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 144 | 1.6B USD | 24 | 49 | |
| 147 |
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