Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) posted Gross Margin of 20.27% for Q1 2026, down 14.49% on a QoQ basis from 23.7% in Q4 2025, and up 158.0% year-over-year from 7.86% in Q1 2025.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Gross Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.27% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 158.0% year-over-year to 20.27% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.25% (up 314.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.48%, up 267.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 20.27% for Q1 2026 at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, down from 23.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 30.02% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 576.67% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 12.64% and a median of 21.85% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 60381 bps — and 2023, when it soared 60211 bps.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Gross Margin stood at 576.67% in 2022, then soared by 104 bps to 25.44% in 2023, then decreased by 21 bps to 20.1% in 2024, then advanced by 18 bps to 23.7% in 2025, then retreated by 14 bps to 20.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BW's Gross Margin at 20.27% in Q1 2026, 23.7% in Q4 2025, and 24.93% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 21.25%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 35.59%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 36.77%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 26.71%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 53.09%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 43.82%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 37.21%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 50.25%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 42.90%
10 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 1.31 Bn 1.15 Bn 43.46 Mn 20.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.27%
Dec 31, 2025 23.70%
Sep 30, 2025 24.93%
Jun 30, 2025 30.02%
Mar 31, 2025 18.69%
Dec 31, 2024 20.10%
Sep 30, 2024 23.66%
Jun 30, 2024 21.85%
Mar 31, 2024 23.59%
Dec 31, 2023 25.44%
Sep 30, 2023 22.30%
Jun 30, 2023 21.67%
Mar 31, 2023 21.52%
Dec 31, 2022 -576.67%
Sep 30, 2022 22.39%
Jun 30, 2022 21.57%
Mar 31, 2022 20.09%
Dec 31, 2021 27.14%
Sep 30, 2021 28.33%
Jun 30, 2021 21.72%