Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) posted Operating Margin of 3.66% for Q2 2026, down 2.92 percentage points from 6.58% a year earlier but up 2.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Core Molding Technologies was 3.63%, down 0.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.19%, down 0.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +0.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Core Molding Technologies' Operating Margin was 5.52% in FY2024 (-1.90 pp), 7.42% in FY2023 (+2.65 pp), 4.77% in FY2022 (+1.17 pp) and 3.60% in FY2021 (-1.07 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -2.95% in Q3 2021 to a high of 10.30% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.31 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 7.51 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 10.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 1.30% (Q1 2026), 4.81% (Q4 2025) and 4.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 380.10 Bn | 351.79 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.03 Bn | 202.73 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 183.47 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 168.26 Bn | 165.49 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.34 Bn | 120.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 95.63 Bn | 86.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.72 Bn | 80.47 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 86.87 Bn | 68.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.08 Bn | 72.64 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 193.44 Mn | 77.35 Mn | 12.73 Mn | 3.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.66% |
| 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% |
API Access
Core Molding Technologies Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();