BWX Technologies (BWXT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
BWX Technologies (BWXT) reported Operating Margin of 12.4% for Q1 2026, down 176.0% year-over-year from 16.32% in Q1 2025, and up 19.35% on a QoQ basis from 10.39% in Q4 2025.
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.4% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 176.0% year-over-year to 12.4% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.28% (down 154.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.65%, down 143.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 12.4% in Q1 2026 per BWXT's latest filing, from 10.39% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 17.18% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 10.39% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 14.37% (2024), against an average of 14.32%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin surged 258 bps; it then plunged 462 bps in 2024.
- Tracing BWXT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.32% in 2022, then climbed by 4 bps to 16.98% in 2023, then retreated by 27 bps to 12.36% in 2024, then declined by 16 bps to 10.39% in 2025, then advanced by 19 bps to 12.4% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BWXT Operating Margin figures stand at 12.4% (Q1 2026), 10.39% (Q4 2025), and 13.08% (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 | BWX Technologies | 18.60 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 197.37 Mn | 12.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.54% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.60% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.60% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 16.00% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.08% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 16.34% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 18.12% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 16.54% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.46% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 17.09% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.28% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.58% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.84% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 16.30% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 17.46% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.82% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.92% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.84% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 17.81% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.35% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.44% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.98% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.68% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.64% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 36.48% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 16.03% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -20.66% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.30% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.57% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.56% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 36.79% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 10.60% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 11.14% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.59% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.45% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 12.91% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 10.59% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 11.01% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 5.99% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 10.56% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 12.44% |