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How VSE Corporation stacks up
VSEC · against 487 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
35/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #386 of 488 · scores higher than 21% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score52 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including VSEC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 35?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 73% of peers. Return on invested capital: 2.6% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 65% of peers. Return on assets: 1.7% vs peer median 3.1%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 9.2% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VSEC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VSEC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 467 reported | 2.6% | 9.2% | 13% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 493 reported | 9.2% | 9.5% | 49% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 463 reported | 1.7% | 4.0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 461 reported | 4.3% | 10.7% | 18% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 497 reported | 15.6% | 28.6% | 22% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VSEC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 2 | 74.1B TWD (≈$2.3B) | 99 | 60 | |
| 2 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 75.4B TWD (≈$2.3B) | 99 | 51 | |
| 2 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 379 | 6.1B USD | 36 | 55 | |
| 379 | 7.2B EUR (≈$7.9B) | 36 | 49 | |
| 386 | 25.2B CNY (≈$3.5B) | 35 | 28 | |
| 386 | 4.8B EUR (≈$5.3B) | 35 | 50 | |
| 386 | 4.6B USD | 35 | 58 | |
| 389 | 320.9B INR (≈$3.9B) | 34 | 37 | |
| 389 | 5.9B USD | 34 | 37 | |
| 389 | 9.1B AUD (≈$6.0B) | 34 | 42 | |
| 392 | 23.3B CNY (≈$3.3B) | 33 | 42 |
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