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% on a QoQ basis from 30.44% in Q4 2025.
Butler National (BUKS) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 34.33% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 1531.0% year-over-year to 34.33% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 27.63% (up 749.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.04%, up 315.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 34.33% in Q1 2026 per BUKS's latest filing, from 30.44% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 34.33% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 1.78% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 19.51% (2025), against an average of 18.55%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin plunged 1870 bps; it then surged 2259 bps in 2024.
- Tracing BUKS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.71% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 18.36% in 2023, then advanced by 24 bps to 22.72% in 2024, then surged by 34 bps to 30.44% in 2025, then grew by 13 bps to 34.33% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BUKS Operating Margin figures stand at 34.33% (Q1 2026), 30.44% (Q4 2025), and 23.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -27.94% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 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% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 10.56% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.99% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 17.19% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 17.19% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 21.75% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 20.69% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 4.75% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 12.69% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 11.88% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 4.99% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 3.99% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 2.84% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 5.55% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 5.33% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 1.69% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 22.86% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 6.24% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 3.51% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 10.49% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -5.93% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 8.82% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -3.29% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 4.83% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 3.12% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 6.50% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 13.38% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 0.17% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -1.83% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 1.30% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 0.31% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -4.88% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 5.32% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 9.87% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 13.37% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 11.78% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 10.05% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 5.74% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 4.63% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 11.77% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 7.08% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | -0.67% |