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How WEX Inc. stacks up
WEX · against 501 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
71/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #174 of 502 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score58 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including WEX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 71?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Technology peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.1% vs peer median 2.9%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 10.0% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 91% of peers. Operating margin: 25.5% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WEX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WEX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 474 reported | 10.0% | 7.4% | 58% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 501 reported | 25.5% | 6.9% | 87% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | 2.1% | 3.4% | 41% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 465 reported | 30.2% | 9.2% | 83% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 505 reported | 73.2% | 51.0% | 77% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WEX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.84T USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 99 | 67 | |
| 1 | 598.2B USD | 99 | 60 | |
| 1 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 174 | 10.6B USD | 71 | 50 | |
| 174 | 4.4B USD | 71 | 62 | |
| 174 | 30.8B USD | 71 | 59 | |
| 174 | 1.5B USD | 71 | 77 | |
| 174 | 6.2B USD | 71 | 53 | |
| 179 | 790.0B USD | 70 | 56 | |
| 179 | 1.9B USD | 70 | 41 | |
| 179 | 7.6B USD | 70 | 69 | |
| 179 | 5.2B USD | 70 | 47 |
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