Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) reported Operating Margin of 1.12% for Q1 2026, up 509.0% on a YoY basis from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and down 6.95% quarter-over-quarter from 1.21% in Q4 2025.
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alto Ingredients has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 1.12% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 509.0% year-over-year to 1.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.55% (up 684.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.29%, up 564.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.12%, down from 1.21% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 7.05% in Q3 2025, with the low at 16.59% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2.77% across 5 years, with a median of 1.36% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin sank 1914 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1780 bps.
- Alto Ingredients' Operating Margin stood at 9.47% in 2022, then surged by 34 bps to 6.28% in 2023, then sank by 164 bps to 16.59% in 2024, then surged by 107 bps to 1.21% in 2025, then decreased by 7 bps to 1.12% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.12% (Q1 2026), 1.21% (Q4 2025), and 7.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 9.96% |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.85% |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 10 | Alto Ingredients | 375.44 Mn | 347.30 Mn | 9.22 Mn | 1.12% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.05% |