Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Blue Dolphin Energy's Operating Margin was 16.45% in Q2 2026, up 17.56 percentage points from -1.11% a year earlier but down 8.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Blue Dolphin Energy's Operating Margin was 10.53% through Jun 30, 2026, up 11.81 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -0.54%, up 0.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +12.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -1.36% in FY2024 (-10.54 pp), 9.19% in FY2023 (+1.17 pp), 8.02% in FY2022 (+10.24 pp) and -2.23% in FY2021 (+10.99 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -9.51% (Q2 2024) and 24.47% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 19.28 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 14.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BDCO's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 24.47% (Q1 2026), -0.20% (Q4 2025) and -7.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 118.57 Bn | 108.97 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 13.99% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 116.99 Bn | 97.20 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 11.68% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 20.15 Bn | 14.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.24% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.25 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.09% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 9.64 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 10.89% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.95 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 912.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.51 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 2.85% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.74 Bn | -1.02 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.54 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 7.40% |
| 10 | Blue Dolphin Energy | 185.03 Mn | 150.58 Mn | 25.10 Mn | 16.45% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.59% |
API Access
Blue Dolphin Energy Operating Margin API
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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=BDCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BDCO", "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=BDCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();