Black Hills (BKH) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Black Hills' (BKH) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 21.42% in Q2 2026, up 263.0% year-over-year from 5.9% in Q2 2025, and down 17.17% quarter-over-quarter from 25.86% in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Black Hills (BKH) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Black Hills (BKH) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 21.42% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 263.0% year-over-year to 21.42% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 23.88%, a 40.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.27%, down 38.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 21.42% for Q2 2026 at Black Hills, down from 25.86% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 27.35% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 15.27% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 21.03% and a median of 20.02% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 643 bps in 2022 and jumped 762 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 16.42% in 2022, then jumped by 40 bps to 23.07% in 2023, then advanced by 19 bps to 27.35% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 26.97% in 2025, then slipped by 21 bps to 21.42% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 21.42% (Q2 2026), 25.86% (Q1 2026), and 26.97% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 309.52 Bn | 309.52 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | Dominion Energy | 57.57 Bn | 56.79 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 7.34% |
| 3 | Xcel Energy | 47.48 Bn | 45.47 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 22.64% |
| 4 | Wec Energy | 34.59 Bn | 34.54 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 20.99% |
| 5 | Ameren | 29.36 Bn | 29.35 Bn | - | 21.94% |
| 6 | Firstenergy | 26.73 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 18.41% |
| 7 | Hydro One | 22.94 Bn | 22.55 Bn | - | 30.67% |
| 8 | Edison International | 22.31 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 25.06% |
| 9 | Cms Energy | 21.18 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 16.54% |
| 10 | Black Hills | 5.53 Bn | 5.45 Bn | - | 21.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.61% |