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How PLDT Inc. stacks up
PHI · against 105 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
81/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #26 of 106 · scores higher than 76% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score16 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including PHI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 81?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Return on invested capital is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on assets: 5.6% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 87% of peers. Operating margin: 24.9% vs peer median 8.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PHI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PHI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 96 reported | Not reported | 8.4% | — | — | 33% |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 106 reported | 24.9% | 12.7% | 83% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 104 reported | 5.6% | 3.6% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 101 reported | 22.4% | 8.6% | 81% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 107 reported | 71.6% | 50.0% | 72% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PHI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 21 | 3.8B NZD (≈$2.3B) | 83 | 69 | |
| 23 | 16.0B CNY (≈$2.2B) | 82 | 62 | |
| 23 | 31.3B MYR (≈$6.9B) | 82 | 64 | |
| 23 | 3.8B USD | 82 | 50 | |
| 26 | 3.8B USD | 81 | 54 | |
| 27 | 505.7B JPY (≈$3.4B) | 80 | 71 | |
| 27 | 5.4B EUR (≈$5.9B) | 80 | 52 | |
| 27 | 3.1B USD | 80 | 67 | |
| 30 | 28.1B MYR (≈$6.2B) | 79 | 52 |
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