Ascent Industries (ACNT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ascent Industries (ACNT) reported Operating Margin of 12.24% for Q1 2026, down 80.0% on a YoY basis from 61.19% in Q1 2025, and down 54.08% quarter-over-quarter from 7.94% in Q4 2025.
Ascent Industries (ACNT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Industries has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 12.24% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 80.0% year-over-year to 12.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.62% (up 104.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.38%, up 400.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 12.24%, down from 7.94% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 18.55% in Q1 2022, with the low at 32.28% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 9.55% across 5 years, with a median of 11.64% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin slumped 3959 bps — and 2024, when it soared 2289 bps.
- Ascent Industries' Operating Margin stood at 27.54% in 2022, then grew by 21 bps to 21.86% in 2023, then jumped by 37 bps to 13.82% in 2024, then surged by 43 bps to 7.94% in 2025, then tumbled by 54 bps to 12.24% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.24% (Q1 2026), 7.94% (Q4 2025), and 4.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.60 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 468.00 Mn | 9.16% |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.42 Bn | 4.43 Bn | - | 8.56% |
| 3 | Olin | 2.80 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 75.80 Mn | -4.95% |
| 4 | Rex American Resources | 1.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 28.91 Mn | 30.14% |
| 5 | Tronox Holdings | 1.13 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 44.00 Mn | -5.39% |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.02 Bn | 844.99 Mn | 87.95 Mn | 10.04% |
| 7 | Lsb Industries | 860.60 Mn | 678.96 Mn | 35.79 Mn | 13.66% |
| 8 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 818.06 Mn | 773.77 Mn | 93.76 Mn | 28.32% |
| 9 | ASP Isotopes | 776.82 Mn | 496.37 Mn | 1.67 Mn | -595.41% |
| 10 | Ascent Industries | 129.59 Mn | 81.77 Mn | 2.81 Mn | -12.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -27.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.88% |