Butler National (BUKS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Butler National's (BUKS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 26.99% in Q2 2026, up 658.0% year-on-year from 3.56% in Q2 2025, and down 21.36% on a QoQ basis from 34.33% in Q1 2026.

Butler National (BUKS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Butler National (BUKS) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 26.99% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 658.0% year-over-year to 26.99% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 29.04%, a 900.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 29.04%, up 900.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 26.99%, down from 34.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for BUKS reached as high as 34.33% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 1.78% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 19.04% across 5 years, with a median of 20.02% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 1870 bps in 2023 and surged 2259 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 20.71% in 2022, then declined by 11 bps to 18.36% in 2023, then gained by 24 bps to 22.72% in 2024, then jumped by 34 bps to 30.44% in 2025, then retreated by 11 bps to 26.99% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 26.99% in Q2 2026, 34.33% in Q1 2026, and 30.44% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 373.38 Bn 364.04 Bn -3.10 Bn -1,952.73%
2 Rtx 288.96 Bn 280.66 Bn 9.91 Bn 11.38%
3 Boeing 167.80 Bn 147.78 Bn 2.41 Bn 0.64%
4 Lockheed Martin 132.86 Bn 129.07 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.36%
5 Howmet Aerospace 112.67 Bn 110.24 Bn 854.00 Mn 32.56%
6 General Dynamics 102.77 Bn 98.44 Bn 6.76 Bn 10.36%
7 Northrop Grumman 76.23 Bn 73.92 Bn 3.72 Bn 10.08%
8 TransDigm 73.09 Bn 69.21 Bn 1.51 Bn 46.31%
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.34 Bn 50.75 Bn 1.40 Bn 11.35%
10 Butler National 305.34 Mn 270.21 Mn 34.59 Mn 26.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 26.99%
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%