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How NerdWallet, Inc. stacks up
NRDS · against 144 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
89/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #13 of 145 · scores higher than 90% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score9 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including NRDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 89?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 10.2% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 88% of peers. Return on invested capital: 26.4% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 96% of peers. Return on assets: 15.6% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NRDS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NRDS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 133 reported | 26.4% | 4.0% | 92% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 144 reported | 10.2% | 5.6% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 141 reported | 15.6% | 1.5% | 97% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 133 reported | 18.2% | 3.7% | 87% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 146 reported | 93.5% | 38.0% | 97% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NRDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67.5B INR (≈$811M) | 100 | 35 | |
| 2 | 82.4B JPY (≈$560M) | 97 | 76 | |
| 2 | 6.3B SEK (≈$635M) | 97 | 66 | |
| 2 | 1.1B EUR (≈$1.2B) | 97 | 61 | |
| 5 | 598M CHF (≈$688M) | 96 | 59 | |
| 11 | 1.07T KRW (≈$770M) | 90 | 85 | |
| 11 | 659M USD | 90 | 81 | |
| 13 | 1.1B EUR (≈$1.2B) | 89 | 57 | |
| 13 | 11.45T IDR (≈$710M) | 89 | 53 | |
| 13 | 693M USD | 89 | 78 | |
| 16 | 1.1B USD | 87 | 73 | |
| 17 | 9.4B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 86 | 58 | |
| 17 | 1.24T KRW (≈$892M) | 86 | 87 | |
| 19 | 978M GBP (≈$1.3B) | 85 | 67 |
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