NVIDIA leads the "Seven Giants" with an operating profit margin of nearly 60%, while Tesla is at the bottom with only 8.76%

According to the Zhitong Finance APP, BestBrokers' latest research shows that artificial intelligence chip manufacturing giant NVIDIA (NVDA.US) has achieved an operating profit margin of 59.86% over the past four quarters, making it the most efficient company among the "seven giants" of U.S. stocks.

This global company, valued at $4.3 trillion, demonstrates exceptional operational efficiency due to its dominant position in high-profit markets such as AI and semiconductors, while Tesla (TSLA) ranks last with a profit margin of only 8.76%.

The research indicates that Meta (META.US) ranks second with a rolling 12-month operating profit margin of 44.42%, while Microsoft (MSFT), which recently surpassed a market value of $4 trillion, ranks third among tech giants.

BestBrokers.com analysis points out that Tesla's (TSLA.US) last-place ranking is related to protests triggered by CEO Elon Musk's brief foray into politics, as well as strong competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, leading to declines in both revenue and profit.

To conduct this research, the BestBrokers team collected financial data from 1,189 companies with a market capitalization of over $10 billion across 39 major industries. Researchers calculated the average operating profit margin for each industry using quarterly data from the past 12 months and derived regional averages by grouping by country.

"NVIDIA's 59.86% ultra-high profit margin confirms its leadership position in the AI and gaming GPU markets," said Paul Hoffman, financial expert and editor-in-chief at BestBrokers.com. He emphasized that "sustainable growth relies not only on scale expansion but also on strict cost control and strategic positioning in high-profit markets," pointing out the driving role of scalable business models and operational efficiency on profitability.

The research also found that port operations (38.5%), financial investment (32.4%), tobacco (31.2%), and railway operations (30.1%) topped the industry average profit margin rankings. Among automakers, luxury brand Ferrari leads with an operating profit margin of 28.7%, nearly double Toyota's 15.4%, both significantly exceeding the industry average of 4.8%.

BestBrokers data shows that Ferrari (RACE.US) has a boutique pricing strategy with a limited production of only 13,752 vehicles in 2024, contrasting sharply with Toyota's (TM.US) model of achieving strong profit margins through production efficiency and supply chain management.

The research points out that electric startups like Rivian (RIVN.US), on the other end of the spectrum, face severe challenges, as this American electric vehicle company has an operating profit margin as low as -70.3% due to ongoing investments in R&D, manufacturing, and production difficulties