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How Stagwell Inc. stacks up
STGW · against 149 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
36/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #98 of 150 · scores higher than 35% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score13 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including STGW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 36?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its return on assets and operating margin, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 71% of peers. Return on assets: 0.4% vs peer median 2.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 4.6% vs peer median 8.2%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.5% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = STGW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | STGW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 146 reported | 5.5% | 7.8% | 41% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 149 reported | 4.6% | 8.9% | 36% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 151 reported | 0.4% | 3.2% | 34% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 137 reported | 2.4% | 7.4% | 38% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 151 reported | 35.8% | 56.5% | 22% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around STGW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.5B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 2 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 80 | |
| 4 | 1.0B USD | 96 | 87 | |
| 4 | 18.5B USD | 96 | 81 | |
| 94 | 972M USD | 39 | 35 | |
| 94 | 5.9B USD | 39 | 23 | |
| 96 | 22.8B USD | 38 | 45 | |
| 97 | 389M USD | 37 | 70 | |
| 98 | 2.6B USD | 36 | 34 | |
| 99 | 701M USD | 34 | 51 | |
| 100 | 303M USD | 33 | 34 | |
| 100 | 248M USD | 33 | 58 | |
| 100 | 17M USD | 33 | 19 |
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