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How NOV Inc. stacks up
NOV · against 112 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
22/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #101 of 113 · scores higher than 11% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score7 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including NOV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 22?
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 · 109 reported | 5.1% | 11.0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 112 reported | 5.1% | 14.5% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 110 reported | 0.8% | 5.3% | 10% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 109 reported | 1.5% | 13.7% | 10% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 114 reported | 21.6% | 34.2% | 33% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NOV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.9B EUR (≈$7.6B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 2 | 5.2B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 3 | 4.3B GBP (≈$5.6B) | 97 | 75 | |
| 4 | 6.1B CAD (≈$4.5B) | 95 | 66 | |
| 5 | 11.7B USD | 94 | 71 | |
| 96 | 3.5B USD | 27 | 16 | |
| 98 | 8.4B EUR (≈$9.3B) | 26 | 38 | |
| 99 | 5.0B AUD (≈$3.3B) | 25 | 34 | |
| 100 | 30.1B CNY (≈$4.2B) | 23 | 23 | |
| 101 | 6.6B USD | 22 | 38 | |
| 102 | 23.8B CNY (≈$3.3B) | 19 | 34 | |
| 103 | 150.0B THB (≈$4.2B) | 14 | 37 | |
| 104 | 3.8B USD | 13 | 45 | |
| 105 | 4.1B USD | 11 | 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