B&G Foods (BGS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
B&G Foods' Operating Margin was 9.02% in Q2 2027, up 3.83 percentage points from 5.19% a year earlier and up 11.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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B&G Foods (BGS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, B&G Foods' Operating Margin was 3.55% through Jul 4, 2026, up 11.48 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it was 5.31%.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -4.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -9.17% in FY2024 (-13.07 pp), 3.90% in FY2023 (-0.66 pp) and 4.56% in FY2022 (-4.98 pp).
- The Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, BGS's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2027 was -2.68% (Q1 2027), 5.23% (Q4 2026) and 2.51% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 17.64% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 24.96% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 14.31% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 10.72% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | B&G Foods | 215.83 Mn | -558.32 Mn | 108.94 Mn | 3.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.10% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 9.02% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -2.68% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | -56.75% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.19% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.43% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -46.55% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 11.11% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 9.85% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -3.27% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 7.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -14.42% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 10.47% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.62% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -9.62% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 5.62% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 10.58% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 10.46% |
API Access
B&G Foods 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=BGS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BGS", "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=BGS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();