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How Block, Inc. stacks up
XYZ · against 91 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
36/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #81 of 92 · scores higher than 11% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including XYZ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 36?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, which is weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 66% of peers. Return on assets: 0.9% vs peer median 2.9%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 4.7% vs peer median 6.3%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 4.3% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = XYZ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | XYZ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 88 reported | 4.3% | 14.9% | 16% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 93 reported | 4.7% | 15.4% | 16% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 90 reported | 0.9% | 6.5% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 87 reported | 1.6% | 19.0% | 6% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 93 reported | 46.6% | 47.7% | 49% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around XYZ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 33.0B USD | 99 | 74 | |
| 4 | 888.4B TWD (≈$27.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 3.65T JPY (≈$24.8B) | 98 | 58 | |
| 77 | 33.2B USD | 45 | 53 | |
| 79 | 88.7B USD | 42 | 48 | |
| 80 | 47.5B USD | 37 | 39 | |
| 81 | 243.9B HKD (≈$31.2B) | 36 | 53 | |
| 81 | 45.7B USD | 36 | 34 | |
| 83 | 24.1B USD | 34 | 48 | |
| 84 | 79.2B USD | 31 | 47 | |
| 85 | 43.3B USD | 29 | 34 | |
| 86 | 27.0B USD | 28 | 55 |
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