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How Vodafone Group Public Limited Company stacks up
VOD · against 149 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
44/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #88 of 150 · scores higher than 40% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including VOD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 44?
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: 1.5% vs peer median 2.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 3.6% vs peer median 6.0%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 9.3% vs peer median 8.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VOD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VOD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 146 reported | 3.6% | 7.8% | 33% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 149 reported | 9.3% | 8.9% | 51% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 151 reported | 1.5% | 3.2% | 44% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 137 reported | 0.1% | 7.4% | 35% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 151 reported | 31.5% | 56.5% | 15% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VOD| 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 | |
| 86 | 1.7B USD | 46 | 41 | |
| 87 | 7.6B USD | 45 | 38 | |
| 88 | 5.5B USD | 44 | 62 | |
| 88 | 726M USD | 44 | 31 | |
| 88 | 36.1B USD | 44 | 48 | |
| 91 | 639M USD | 43 | 46 | |
| 91 | 11.7B USD | 43 | 41 | |
| 93 | 840M USD | 40 | 49 | |
| 94 | 972M USD | 39 | 35 |
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