Companies · Puzzle #11 · Saturday, October 10
Companies: the board
Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Companies.
The categories
- Growth: 1 pt per 2.5% sales growth, last year
- Buybacks: 1 pt per doubling over $10M, last year
- Sales: 1.5 pts per doubling over $1.5B, last year
- Profit margin: 1 pt per 3% margin, last year
- Assets: 1.5 pts per doubling over $3B, at year end
- Profit: 1.5 pts per doubling over $150M, last year
- Sales per employee: 2 pts per doubling over $60K a head, last year
- Workforce: 1.5 pts per doubling over 2,500 staff, at year end
The best board
- Hims & Hers in Growth: sales up 59.0% in the year to December 2025 (10.0)
- Moody's in Profit margin: a 31.9% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (10.0)
- Progressive in Profit: $11.3B profit in the year to December 2025 (9.4)
- T-Mobile in Buybacks: $10.0B of its own stock bought back in the year to December 2025 (10.0)
- Realty Income in Sales per employee: $10.57M in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (10.0)
- Cigna in Sales: $274.9B in sales in the year to December 2025 (10.0)
- IBM in Assets: $151.9B in assets at the end of December 2025 (8.5)
- Target in Workforce: 415,000 employees at the end of January 2026 (10.0)
The most this board could score: 77.9 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Hims & Hers
Online telehealth and prescriptions
- Growth
- sales up 59.0% in the year to December 2025 (10.0) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Buybacks
- $90M of its own stock bought back in the year to December 2025 (3.2) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Sales
- $2.3B in sales in the year to December 2025 (1.0) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Profit margin
- a 5.5% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (1.8) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Assets
- $2.2B in assets at the end of December 2025 (0.0) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Profit
- $128M profit in the year to December 2025 (0.0) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Sales per employee
- $961K in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (8.0) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
- Workforce
- 2,442 employees at the end of December 2025 (0.0) Source: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-23
Moody's
Credit ratings and financial data
- Growth
- sales up 8.9% in the year to December 2025 (3.6) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Buybacks
- $1.6B of its own stock bought back in the year to December 2025 (7.3) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Sales
- $7.7B in sales in the year to December 2025 (3.5) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Profit margin
- a 31.9% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (10.0) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Assets
- $15.8B in assets at the end of December 2025 (3.6) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Profit
- $2.5B profit in the year to December 2025 (6.1) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Sales per employee
- $480K in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (6.0) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
- Workforce
- 16,076 employees at the end of December 2025 (4.0) Source: MOODYS CORP /DE/ 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
Progressive
Car insurance, with Flo
- Growth
- sales up 16.3% in the year to December 2025 (6.5) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Buybacks
- no buybacks in the year to December 2025 (0.0) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Sales
- $87.7B in sales in the year to December 2025 (8.8) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Profit margin
- a 12.9% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (4.3) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Assets
- $123.0B in assets at the end of December 2025 (8.0) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Profit
- $11.3B profit in the year to December 2025 (9.4) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Sales per employee
- $1.25M in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (8.8) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
- Workforce
- 70,000 employees at the end of December 2025 (7.2) Source: PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ 10-K, filed 2026-03-02
T-Mobile
Wireless carrier
- Growth
- sales up 8.5% in the year to December 2025 (3.4) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Buybacks
- $10.0B of its own stock bought back in the year to December 2025 (10.0) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Sales
- $88.3B in sales in the year to December 2025 (8.8) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Profit margin
- a 12.4% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (4.2) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Assets
- $219.2B in assets at the end of December 2025 (9.3) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Profit
- $11.0B profit in the year to December 2025 (9.3) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Sales per employee
- $1.18M in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (8.6) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
- Workforce
- 75,000 employees at the end of December 2025 (7.4) Source: T-Mobile US, Inc. 10-K, filed 2026-02-11
Realty Income
Owns buildings leased to stores and restaurants
- Growth
- sales up 9.1% in the year to December 2025 (3.6) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Buybacks
- no buybacks in the year to December 2025 (0.0) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Sales
- $5.7B in sales in the year to December 2025 (2.9) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Profit margin
- a 18.4% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (6.1) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Assets
- $72.8B in assets at the end of December 2025 (6.9) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Profit
- $1.1B profit in the year to December 2025 (4.2) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Sales per employee
- $10.57M in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (10.0) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
- Workforce
- 544 employees at the end of December 2025 (0.0) Source: REALTY INCOME CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-25
Cigna
Health insurance, plus Express Scripts
- Growth
- sales up 11.2% in the year to December 2025 (4.5) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Buybacks
- $3.6B of its own stock bought back in the year to December 2025 (8.5) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Sales
- $274.9B in sales in the year to December 2025 (10.0) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Profit margin
- a 2.2% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (0.7) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Assets
- $157.9B in assets at the end of December 2025 (8.6) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Profit
- $6.0B profit in the year to December 2025 (8.0) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Sales per employee
- $4.06M in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (10.0) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
- Workforce
- 67,700 employees at the end of December 2025 (7.1) Source: Cigna Group 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
IBM
Business software, consulting and mainframes
- Growth
- sales up 7.6% in the year to December 2025 (3.0) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Buybacks
- no buybacks in the year to December 2025 (0.0) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Sales
- $67.5B in sales in the year to December 2025 (8.2) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Profit margin
- a 15.7% profit margin in the year to December 2025 (5.2) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Assets
- $151.9B in assets at the end of December 2025 (8.5) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Profit
- $10.6B profit in the year to December 2025 (9.2) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Sales per employee
- $247K in sales per employee in the year to December 2025 (4.1) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
- Workforce
- 273,000 employees at the end of December 2025 (10.0) Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 10-K, filed 2026-02-24
Target
Discount department stores
- Growth
- sales down 1.7% in the year to January 2026 (0.0) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Buybacks
- $408M of its own stock bought back in the year to January 2026 (5.4) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Sales
- $104.8B in sales in the year to January 2026 (9.2) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Profit margin
- a 3.5% profit margin in the year to January 2026 (1.2) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Assets
- $59.5B in assets at the end of January 2026 (6.5) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Profit
- $3.7B profit in the year to January 2026 (6.9) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Sales per employee
- $252K in sales per employee in the year to January 2026 (4.1) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11
- Workforce
- 415,000 employees at the end of January 2026 (10.0) Source: TARGET CORP 10-K, filed 2026-03-11