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How Talos Energy Inc. stacks up
TALO · against 131 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
4/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #127 of 132 · scores higher than 4% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including TALO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 4?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 95% of peers. Return on assets: -7.5% vs peer median 4.4%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 94% of peers. Operating margin: -12.7% vs peer median 11.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on invested capital: -7.4% vs peer median 9.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TALO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TALO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 129 reported | -7.4% | 9.2% | 6% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 130 reported | -12.7% | 12.1% | 5% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 126 reported | -7.5% | 3.8% | 5% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 125 reported | -17.8% | 8.8% | 6% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 132 reported | 71.4% | 35.2% | 85% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TALO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 2 | 3.2B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 1.4B USD | 98 | 80 | |
| 2 | 3.1B CAD (≈$2.3B) | 98 | 62 | |
| 2 | 5.2B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 122 | 2.5B USD | 7 | 31 | |
| 122 | 1.9B USD | 7 | 49 | |
| 125 | 3.8B USD | 6 | 21 | |
| 126 | 13.0B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 5 | 4 | |
| 127 | 2.7B USD | 4 | 50 | |
| 128 | 1.5B USD | 3 | 12 | |
| 128 | 2.7B USD | 3 | 21 | |
| 130 | 1.9B USD | 1 | 18 | |
| 130 | 3.7B USD | 1 | 2 |
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