Butler National (BUKS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Butler National (BUKS) reported Operating Margin of 34.33% for Q1 2026, up 1531.0% year-over-year from 2.1% in Q1 2025, and up 12.77% quarter-over-quarter from 30.44% in Q4 2025.
Butler National (BUKS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Butler National (BUKS) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 34.33% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 34.33%, up 1531.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 27.63% (up 749.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.04%, up 315.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 34.33% in Q1 2026 per BUKS's latest filing, from 30.44% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 34.33% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.78% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 18.55% and a median of 19.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin slumped 1870 bps in 2023, then jumped 2259 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 20.71% in 2022, then decreased by 11 bps to 18.36% in 2023, then grew by 24 bps to 22.72% in 2024, then jumped by 34 bps to 30.44% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 34.33% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BUKS's Operating Margin at 34.33% in Q1 2026, 30.44% in Q4 2025, and 23.19% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | -90.05% |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 10 | Butler National | - | - | 18.35 Mn | 34.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 34.33% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 30.44% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 23.19% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 20.42% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 19.01% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 22.72% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 17.83% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 20.80% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 20.02% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 18.36% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 6.62% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -1.78% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 16.54% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.71% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.62% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.92% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 25.43% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 22.67% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 12.38% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 12.78% |