Aar (AIR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Aar (AIR) recorded Operating Margin of 8.63% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 1.04 percentage points from 9.68% a year earlier but up 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Aar (AIR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Aar reported Operating Margin of 8.40%, up 1.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +3.24 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 6.66% in FY2025 (+1.09 pp), 5.57% in FY2024 (-1.16 pp), 6.73% in FY2023 (+0.85 pp) and 5.87% in FY2022 (+0.72 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -0.34% in fiscal Q2 2025 to 10.48% in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.40 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 8.76 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2026, against a drop of 7.36 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 7.79% (Q3 2026), 8.42% (Q2 2026) and 8.78% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Aar | 4.58 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 176.70 Mn | 8.63% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 8.63% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.79% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.42% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.78% |
| May 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.48% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -0.34% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 6.56% |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 5.82% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.60% |
| May 31, 2023 | 6.56% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 6.52% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 6.90% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 6.99% |
| May 31, 2022 | 6.60% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 6.89% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 3.32% |
Aar Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=AIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "AIR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=AIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();