Baker Hughes (BKR) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Baker Hughes' (BKR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 12.74% in Q2 2026, down 31.0% YoY from 18.47% in Q2 2025, and up 7.32% on a QoQ basis from 11.87% in Q1 2026.
Baker Hughes (BKR) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baker Hughes (BKR) has 11 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.74% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 31.0% year-over-year to 12.74% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 12.93% (up 109.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.28%, up 121.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 12.74% in Q2 2026, from 11.87% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 13.59% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.5% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 9.92% and a median of 10.99% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin plunged 427 bps — and 2023, when it surged 863 bps.
- Tracing BKR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.23% in 2022, then fell by 15 bps to 9.52% in 2023, then slipped by 5 bps to 9.03% in 2024, then surged by 49 bps to 13.43% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 12.74% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.74% (Q2 2026), 11.87% (Q1 2026), and 13.43% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 79.95 Bn | 75.87 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 48.02% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 62.26 Bn | 46.53 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | Tenaris | 53.14 Bn | 44.12 Bn | 984.66 | 16.32% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 30.70 Bn | 29.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | -31.83% |
| 5 | Halliburton | 29.75 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Nov | 7.28 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 12.28% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 662.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 8 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.74 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 246.76 Mn | 31.76% |
| 9 | Archrock | 5.62 Bn | 5.62 Bn | 244.51 Mn | 55.10% |
| 10 | Oceaneering International | 5.22 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 156.98 Mn | 11.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.42% |