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How Sphere Entertainment Co. stacks up
SPHR · against 105 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
13/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #102 of 106 · scores higher than 3% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including SPHR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 13?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 90% of peers. Operating margin: -11.4% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 85% of peers. Return on invested capital: -5.0% vs peer median 6.0%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 82% of peers. Return on assets: -1.7% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SPHR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SPHR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 96 reported | -5.0% | 8.4% | 4% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 106 reported | -11.4% | 12.7% | 4% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 104 reported | -1.7% | 3.6% | 6% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 101 reported | -3.1% | 8.6% | 16% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 107 reported | 54.7% | 50.0% | 55% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SPHR| 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 | |
| 98 | 4.1B USD | 19 | 44 | |
| 100 | 20.7B CNY (≈$2.9B) | 17 | 41 | |
| 101 | 2.2B EUR (≈$2.4B) | 14 | 46 | |
| 102 | 3.6B USD | 13 | 22 | |
| 102 | 3.8B USD | 13 | 39 | |
| 104 | 46.5B CNY (≈$6.5B) | 7 | 42 | |
| 105 | 2.5B USD | 5 | 32 | |
| 106 | 2.3B USD | 0 | 33 |
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