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How Smith & Nephew plc stacks up
SNN · against 140 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
68/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #84 of 141 · scores higher than 40% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score16 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 · 137 reported | 8.0% | 10.5% | 38% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 137 reported | 12.9% | 14.2% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 134 reported | 6.0% | 5.7% | 51% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 130 reported | 11.9% | 10.9% | 61% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 147 reported | 68.4% | 55.7% | 66% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SNN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 13.9B EUR (≈$15.3B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 20.0B AUD (≈$13.2B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 4 | 548.2B INR (≈$6.6B) | 98 | 68 | |
| 4 | 23.8B USD | 98 | 84 | |
| 80 | 21.7B EUR (≈$23.9B) | 69 | 47 | |
| 80 | 32.3B AUD (≈$21.3B) | 69 | 55 | |
| 80 | 15.8B EUR (≈$17.4B) | 69 | 47 | |
| 84 | 74.2B SEK (≈$7.4B) | 68 | 55 | |
| 84 | 12.6B USD | 68 | 55 | |
| 86 | 101.7B BRL (≈$18.3B) | 66 | 58 | |
| 86 | 166.5B SEK (≈$16.6B) | 66 | 49 | |
| 88 | 68.9B HKD (≈$8.8B) | 63 | 67 | |
| 88 | 593.2B INR (≈$7.1B) | 63 | 47 |
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