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How TELUS Corporation stacks up
TU · against 149 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
49/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #83 of 150 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including TU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 49?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Its metrics sit close to the Communication Services norm.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 1.9% vs peer median 2.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 4.2% vs peer median 6.0%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 11.5% vs peer median 8.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TU | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 146 reported | 4.2% | 7.8% | 36% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 149 reported | 11.5% | 8.9% | 56% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 151 reported | 1.9% | 3.2% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 137 reported | -6.4% | 7.4% | 24% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 151 reported | 35.6% | 56.5% | 21% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TU| 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 | |
| 80 | 24.0B USD | 50 | 52 | |
| 80 | 325M USD | 50 | 46 | |
| 80 | 1.7B USD | 50 | 54 | |
| 83 | 11.0B USD | 49 | 36 | |
| 83 | 14.0B USD | 49 | 44 | |
| 85 | 2.3B USD | 47 | 55 | |
| 86 | 1.7B USD | 46 | 41 | |
| 87 | 7.6B USD | 45 | 38 | |
| 88 | 5.5B USD | 44 | 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