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How NPK International Inc. stacks up
NPKI · against 962 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
85/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #99 of 963 · scores higher than 89% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score76 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including NPKI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 85?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 67% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.0% vs peer median 7.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 84% of peers. Operating margin: 17.3% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on assets: 9.5% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NPKI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NPKI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 928 reported | 11.0% | 5.7% | 73% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 961 reported | 17.3% | 7.1% | 88% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 926 reported | 9.5% | 2.6% | 96% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 917 reported | 11.2% | 6.7% | 73% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 968 reported | 35.8% | 24.0% | 76% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NPKIScores 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