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How UL Solutions Inc. stacks up
ULS · against 228 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
97/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #12 of 229 · scores higher than 92% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score52 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including ULS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 97?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 85% of peers. Operating margin: 17.9% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 94% of peers. Return on invested capital: 30.4% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on assets: 16.2% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ULS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ULS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 212 reported | 30.4% | 12.2% | 89% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 228 reported | 17.9% | 12.0% | 78% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 220 reported | 16.2% | 5.4% | 95% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 216 reported | 38.7% | 15.7% | 91% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 231 reported | 50.4% | 29.4% | 88% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ULS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 1 | 25.6B USD | 100 | 50 | |
| 4 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 4 | 11.2B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 12 | 12.0B USD | 97 | 53 | |
| 12 | 29.2B USD | 97 | 50 | |
| 12 | 1.18T INR (≈$14.2B) | 97 | 72 | |
| 12 | 1.22T INR (≈$14.6B) | 97 | 72 | |
| 12 | 16.2B USD | 97 | 66 | |
| 20 | 85.2B CNY (≈$11.9B) | 96 | 75 | |
| 20 | 157.0B CNY (≈$22.0B) | 96 | 79 | |
| 20 | 1.94T JPY (≈$13.2B) | 96 | 71 | |
| 20 | 14.7B USD | 96 | 71 |
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