Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Arts Way Manufacturing's Operating Margin was -1.25% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 6.61 percentage points from 5.36% a year earlier and down 4.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Arts Way Manufacturing's Operating Margin was -0.09% through Aug 31, 2026, down 5.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it came in at 1.26%, down 0.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +18.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 1.88% in FY2024 (-3.18 pp), 5.06% in FY2023 (+2.70 pp), 2.36% in FY2022 (+0.26 pp) and 2.10% in FY2021 (+19.54 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -11.22% (fiscal Q4 2025) and 8.40% (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.45 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 44.61 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 19.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ARTW's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 3.65% (Q2 2026), 4.97% (Q1 2026) and -11.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 316.15 Bn | 287.84 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 181.56 Bn | 176.14 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.35 Bn | 139.53 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.11 Bn | 109.23 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.49 Bn | 83.23 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 7 | 3M | 90.21 Bn | 71.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.13 Bn | 75.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.00 Bn | 65.62 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 10 | Arts Way Manufacturing | 15.24 Mn | 15.22 Mn | 1.66 Mn | -1.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -1.25% |
| May 31, 2026 | 3.65% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.97% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -11.22% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 5.36% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.06% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 8.40% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.62% |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.51% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -6.64% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.26% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 5.77% |
| May 31, 2023 | 5.26% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 7.67% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.43% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 6.69% |
| May 31, 2022 | 4.41% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -7.78% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.03% |
Arts Way Manufacturing 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ARTW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ARTW", "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=ARTW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();