Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America (BLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America (BLX) reported Operating Margin of 28.2% for Q1 2026, up 286.0% on a YoY basis from 7.31% in Q1 2025, and down 4.3% sequentially from 29.47% in Q4 2025.

Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America (BLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America (BLX) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 28.2% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 286.0% year-over-year to 28.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.2% (up 396.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 100.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin slipped to 28.2% in Q1 2026, from 29.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 65.41% in Q4 2022 to a low of 9.6% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 25.24% and a median of 25.35% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 6504 bps in 2022 and slumped 7501 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing BLX's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 65.41% in 2022, then tumbled by 115 bps to 9.6% in 2023, then surged by 355 bps to 24.48% in 2024, then advanced by 20 bps to 29.47% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 28.2% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BLX's Operating Margin at 28.2% in Q1 2026, 29.47% in Q4 2025, and 26.46% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 42,090.38 Bn 42,090.38 Bn -786,828.77 258,184.93%
2 Shinhan Financial 33,919.15 Bn 33,919.15 Bn - 779.48%
3 Bank Of Chile 4,123.52 Bn 4,123.52 Bn 167,623.00 167.25%
4 Lloyds Banking 360.83 Bn 360.83 Bn - -
5 First Capital 204.17 Bn 203.82 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - -
7 NatWest 144.82 Bn -51.17 Bn - -
8 Pnc Financial Services 101.80 Bn 101.80 Bn - -
9 Us Bancorp 99.51 Bn 99.51 Bn - -
10 Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America 2.23 Bn 1.97 Bn - 28.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.20%
Dec 31, 2025 29.47%
Sep 30, 2025 26.46%
Jun 30, 2025 28.70%
Mar 31, 2025 25.35%
Dec 31, 2024 24.48%
Sep 30, 2024 23.89%
Jun 30, 2024 23.28%
Mar 31, 2024 22.79%
Dec 31, 2023 -9.60%
Sep 30, 2023 23.94%
Jun 30, 2023 22.11%
Mar 31, 2023 25.87%
Dec 31, 2022 65.41%
Sep 30, 2022 33.08%
Jun 30, 2022 34.97%
Mar 31, 2022 0.70%
Dec 31, 2021 0.37%
Jun 30, 2021 0.38%
Mar 31, 2021 0.34%