Growth Metrics

Badger Meter (BMI) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Badger Meter (BMI) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 17.39% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 485.0% year-over-year to 17.39%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 2.83%, down 1720.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 4.32%, 1479.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 17.39% for Q1 2026 at Badger Meter, up from 45.65% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 22.24% in Q1 2025, with the low at 45.65% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 13.97% across 5 years, with a median of 17.39% in 2026.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Margin skyrocketed 4424bps in 2022 before it plummeted -6477bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 15.25% in 2022, then rose by 15bps to 17.58% in 2023, then grew by 9bps to 19.12% in 2024, then tumbled by -339bps to 45.65% in 2025, then surged by 138bps to 17.39% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Margin were 17.39% in Q1 2026, 45.65% in Q4 2025, and 19.56% in Q3 2025.