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How Smith & Nephew plc stacks up
SNN · against 557 other Healthcare companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
68/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #135 of 558 · scores higher than 75% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score28 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including SNN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 61% of peers. Return on invested capital: 8.0% vs peer median 4.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 67% of peers. Operating margin: 12.9% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on assets: 6.0% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SNN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SNN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 517 reported | 8.0% | -7.0% | 71% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 479 reported | 12.9% | -2.4% | 76% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 582 reported | 6.0% | -7.8% | 78% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 531 reported | 11.9% | -19.7% | 79% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 601 reported | 68.4% | 43.9% | 71% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SNN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 595M USD | 99 | 97 | |
| 1 | 433M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 52.9B USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 578M USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 135 | 189.3B USD | 68 | 45 | |
| 135 | 161.8B USD | 68 | 50 | |
| 135 | 171.0B USD | 68 | 45 | |
| 135 | 374M USD | 68 | 66 | |
| 135 | 12.6B USD | 68 | 55 | |
| 140 | 1.2B USD | 67 | 52 | |
| 140 | 532M USD | 67 | 34 | |
| 142 | 2.9B USD | 66 | 50 | |
| 142 | 43.2B USD | 66 | 45 |
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