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How Spire Inc. stacks up
SR · against 92 other Utilities companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #28 of 93 · scores higher than 71% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score10 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including SR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and operating margin, which are stronger than most Utilities peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.3% vs peer median 5.2%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 63% of peers. Operating margin: 22.5% vs peer median 18.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 71% of peers. Return on assets: 3.9% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 90 reported | 4.3% | 5.1% | 27% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 91 reported | 22.5% | 21.3% | 57% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 92 reported | 3.9% | 2.6% | 79% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 91 reported | 8.1% | 9.3% | 36% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 94 reported | 44.0% | 43.6% | 52% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 5.1B USD | 96 | 75 | |
| 3 | 1.5B USD | 94 | 93 | |
| 4 | 9.1B USD | 93 | 52 | |
| 5 | 23.3B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 24 | 5.9B USD | 67 | 73 | |
| 25 | 83.3B USD | 65 | 32 | |
| 26 | 10.1B USD | 62 | 46 | |
| 26 | 36.3B USD | 62 | 51 | |
| 28 | 5.2B USD | 61 | 55 | |
| 29 | 98.6B USD | 60 | 52 | |
| 30 | 30.5B USD | 59 | 45 | |
| 30 | 21.4B USD | 59 | 46 | |
| 32 | 30.6B USD | 58 | 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