Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) reported Operating Margin of 1.3% for Q1 2026, down 332.0% year-over-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 72.89% on a QoQ basis from 4.81% in Q4 2025.
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.3% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 332.0% year-over-year to 1.3% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.48% (down 70.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.19%, down 33.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 1.3% in Q1 2026 per CMT's latest filing, from 4.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 10.3% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 1.3% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.81% (2025), against an average of 5.31%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin soared 751 bps; it then sank 332 bps in 2026.
- Tracing CMT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.44% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 3.41% in 2023, then sank by 59 bps to 1.39% in 2024, then soared by 246 bps to 4.81% in 2025, then plunged by 73 bps to 1.3% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CMT Operating Margin figures stand at 1.3% (Q1 2026), 4.81% (Q4 2025), and 4.4% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.85% |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 201.15 Mn | 177.64 Mn | 11.98 Mn | 1.30% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.95% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.67% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.34% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -3.19% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.66% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -7.34% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.56% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -5.56% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -5.68% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.30% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.62% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.70% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.33% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 105.20% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.44% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 113.09% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.82% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.36% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.22% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.58% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 228.17% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 57.89% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 98.62% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.62% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 35.38% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.61% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 260.62% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 12.66% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 50.23% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.67% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 4.79% |