AstroNova (ALOT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
AstroNova's Operating Margin was 3.97% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), up 2.45 percentage points from 1.51% a year earlier and up 3.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AstroNova (ALOT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AstroNova's Operating Margin was 1.44% through Apr 30, 2026, up 7.48 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 0.80%, up 6.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -1.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was -5.71% in FY2025 (-11.65 pp), 5.94% in FY2024 (+2.12 pp), 3.82% in FY2023 (+0.20 pp) and 3.62% in FY2022 (+1.53 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 33.10 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 42.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ALOT's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 0.14% (Q4 2026), 3.29% (Q3 2026) and -1.96% (Q2 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 | AstroNova | 224.61 Mn | 208.40 Mn | 14.43 Mn | 3.97% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.97% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.14% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.29% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -1.96% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.51% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -32.95% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 3.13% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 2.62% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 9.89% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -3.37% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.12% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 5.26% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.42% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.83% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.46% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -0.76% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.03% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 11.57% |
AstroNova 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=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ALOT", "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=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();