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How Spire Inc. stacks up
SR · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #139 of 358 · scores higher than 61% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 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 · 349 reported | 4.3% | 5.2% | 38% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 22.5% | 18.6% | 63% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | 3.9% | 2.7% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 8.1% | 8.1% | 50% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 44.0% | 35.5% | 65% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.1B BRL (≈$561M) | 100 | 77 | |
| 1 | 1.62T CLP (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 56 | |
| 3 | 7.9B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 3 | 15.9B BRL (≈$2.9B) | 99 | 56 | |
| 3 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 135 | 36.3B USD | 62 |
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