How Suncor Energy Inc. stacks up

SU · against 31 other Energy companies of similar size

Profitability

81/ 100

Above the middle of the pack.

Ranked #10 of 32 · scores higher than 68% of peers

Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score

7 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including SU · Click a bar to see the companies

Why profitability scores 81?

Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.

Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Energy peers.

Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 15.3% vs peer median 11.7%
a higher return on assets: stronger than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 6.6% vs peer median 4.4%
a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: 30.4% vs peer median 9.3%

Metric by metric

Position: dot = SU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.

Metric	SU	Peer median	Better than	Weight
Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 31 reported	30.4%	13.4%	90%	33%
Operating marginHigher is better · 32 reported	15.3%	18.0%	39%	33%
Return on assetsHigher is better · 32 reported	6.6%	6.2%	55%	33%
Return on equityHigher is better · 32 reported	19.3%	16.6%	58%	Context only
Gross marginHigher is better · 32 reported	60.4%	40.0%	81%	Context only

Ranking by profitability score

Top 5 and the companies ranked around SU

Rank	Company	Market cap	Profitability	Overall
1	CNOOC Limited0883.HK · Hong Kong	1.14T HKD (≈$146.3B)	93	79
2	China Shenhua Energy Company Limited1088.HK · Hong Kong	934.4B HKD (≈$119.6B)	92	58
3	Canadian Natural Resources LimitedCNQ · US-listed	110.5B USD	90	61
3	EOG Resources, Inc.EOG · US-listed	81.4B USD	90	78
5	MPLX LPMPLX · US-listed	58.3B USD	88	51
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7	Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - PetrobrasPBR · US-listed	135.8B USD	87	60
8	Cheniere Energy, Inc.LNG · US-listed	64.3B USD	84	43
9	Valero Energy CorporationVLO · US-listed	111.6B USD	83	70
10	Equinor ASAEQNR · US-listed	108.0B USD	81	55
10	Suncor Energy Inc.SU · US-listed	89.1B USD	81	59
12	Marathon Petroleum CorporationMPC · US-listed	120.0B USD	78	62
13	Cenovus Energy Inc.CVE · US-listed	56.7B USD	77	57
14	ConocoPhillipsCOP · US-listed	173.5B USD	71	65
14	Targa Resources Corp.TRGP · US-listed	64.0B USD	71	37

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

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