Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises BW
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$8.28 -0.15 (-1.78%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' (BW) quarterly Net Margin came in at 37.62% in Q1 2026, down 2031.0% YoY from 1.95% in Q1 2025, and down 1043.56% on a QoQ basis from 3.99% in Q4 2025.

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

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has 13 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 37.62% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 2031.0% year-over-year to 37.62% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.39% (down 282.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.68%, up 419.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin declined to 37.62% in Q1 2026, from 3.99% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 35.97% in Q4 2023 to a low of 98.25% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 15.74% and a median of 6.72% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin slumped 11264 bps — and 2023, when it soared 13422 bps.
  • Tracing BW's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 98.25% in 2022, then surged by 137 bps to 35.97% in 2023, then slumped by 237 bps to 49.13% in 2024, then jumped by 108 bps to 3.99% in 2025, then slumped by 1044 bps to 37.62% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 37.62% (Q1 2026), 3.99% (Q4 2025), and 21.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 256.94 Bn 243.82 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.84%
2 Eaton 163.14 Bn 162.45 Bn 2.86 Bn 9.65%
3 Parker-Hannifin 126.50 Bn 126.02 Bn 2.02 Bn 16.48%
4 Emerson Electric 87.87 Bn 85.69 Bn 2.66 Bn 14.73%
5 Cummins 81.13 Bn 76.46 Bn 2.47 Bn 9.86%
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.86 Bn 80.02 Bn 1.90 Bn 18.95%
7 Ametek 54.87 Bn 54.38 Bn 735.04 Mn 19.90%
8 Rockwell Automation 48.51 Bn 48.03 Bn 1.14 Bn 17.64%
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.31 Bn 30.14 Bn 862.60 Mn 12.59%
10 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 1.18 Bn 834.69 Mn 46.64 Mn 3.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.30%
Mar 31, 2026 -37.62%
Dec 31, 2025 3.99%
Sep 30, 2025 21.06%
Jun 30, 2025 -43.18%
Mar 31, 2025 -17.31%
Dec 31, 2024 -49.13%
Sep 30, 2024 -5.93%
Jun 30, 2024 14.33%
Mar 31, 2024 -12.51%
Dec 31, 2023 35.97%
Sep 30, 2023 -50.37%
Jun 30, 2023 -3.02%
Mar 31, 2023 -6.72%
Dec 31, 2022 -98.25%
Sep 30, 2022 -10.15%
Jun 30, 2022 -2.84%
Mar 31, 2022 -5.87%
Dec 31, 2021 14.39%
Sep 30, 2021 6.23%