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How TransAlta Corporation stacks up
TAC · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #328 of 358 · scores higher than 8% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score34 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including TAC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Utilities peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 96% of peers. Return on assets: -1.6% vs peer median 2.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 86% of peers. Operating margin: 5.8% vs peer median 18.6%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 78% of peers. Return on invested capital: 2.3% vs peer median 5.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TAC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TAC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 2.3% | 5.2% | 22% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 5.8% | 18.6% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | -1.6% | 2.7% | 4% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | -1.4% | 8.1% | 8% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 34.8% | 35.5% | 49% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TACScores 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