iRobot, Microsoft and Google are the leading companies in the Automated Home theme, according to GlobalData’s latest Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector.

The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. A Thematic score of 5 out of 5 indicates that this theme will significantly improve their future performance. Also identified as dominant players in this theme are Apple, Amazon and Alarm.com.

GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard ranks companies within a sector on the basis of overall leadership in the 10 themes that matter most to their industry, generating a leading indicator of future earnings growth.