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How Qualys, Inc. stacks up
QLYS · against 279 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
99/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #1 of 280 · scores higher than 99% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score38 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including QLYS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 99?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 96% of peers. Operating margin: 34.4% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 96% of peers. Return on assets: 19.2% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 96% of peers. Return on invested capital: 61.2% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = QLYS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | QLYS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 264 reported | 61.2% | 11.3% | 95% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 278 reported | 34.4% | 9.9% | 96% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 272 reported | 19.2% | 4.7% | 96% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 266 reported | 38.6% | 12.0% | 93% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 281 reported | 83.4% | 41.0% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around QLYS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 1 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 5 | 76.2B CNY (≈$10.7B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 5 | 40.0B CNY (≈$5.6B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 5 | 12.3B EUR (≈$13.6B) | 98 | 55 | |
| 5 | 14.5B USD | 98 | 68 |
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