Azz (AZZ) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Azz's Operating Margin came in at 17.17% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 0.69 percentage points from 16.48% a year earlier and up 2.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Azz (AZZ) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Azz reported Operating Margin of 16.23%, up 1.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it came in at 16.04%, up 1.06 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +6.16 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 14.98% in FY2025 (+0.57 pp), 14.41% in FY2024 (+1.29 pp), 13.12% in FY2023 (-1.95 pp) and 15.07% in FY2022 (+5.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to fiscal Q2 2011.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 14.87 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AZZ's Operating Margin at 14.83% (Q4 2026), 16.32% (Q3 2026) and 16.41% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Azz | 4.03 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 112.17 Mn | 17.17% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 17.17% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 14.83% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 16.32% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 16.41% |
| May 31, 2025 | 16.48% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 11.49% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.50% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.54% |
| May 31, 2024 | 16.88% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 11.53% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 13.84% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 15.31% |
| May 31, 2023 | 16.76% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 12.16% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 15.77% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.47% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 12.74% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 15.76% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 15.19% |
Azz 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=AZZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "AZZ", "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=AZZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();