Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 39.87% for Q1 2026, up 1081.0% year-over-year from 3.38% in Q1 2025, and up 133.5% on a QoQ basis from 17.08% in Q4 2025.

Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 39.87% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 1081.0% year-over-year to 39.87%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.48% (down 475.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.52%, down 1160.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 39.87% for Q1 2026 at Chesapeake Utilities, up from 17.08% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 47.27% in Q1 2024, with the low at 67.06% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 22.54%, with a median of 25.18% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 10337 bps in 2022 and surged 10408 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 67.06% in 2022, then jumped by 155 bps to 37.03% in 2023, then increased by 18 bps to 43.53% in 2024, then slumped by 61 bps to 17.08% in 2025, then jumped by 134 bps to 39.87% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 39.87%, 17.08%, and 25.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.80 Bn 28.68 Bn - 38.97%
2 Nisource 22.46 Bn 24.65 Bn 1.83 Bn 35.28%
3 Ugi 7.39 Bn 6.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 28.23%
4 New Jersey Resources 5.67 Bn 5.53 Bn 826.91 Mn 32.04%
5 Black Hills 5.61 Bn 5.58 Bn - 25.86%
6 ONE Gas 4.80 Bn 4.77 Bn 438.14 Mn 22.80%
7 Mdu Resources 4.26 Bn 4.20 Bn - 19.09%
8 Chesapeake Utilities 2.94 Bn 2.94 Bn 102.40 Mn 39.87%
9 Centuri Holdings 2.87 Bn 2.82 Bn 35.76 Mn -0.66%
10 Rgc Resources 248.35 Mn 244.36 Mn 39.84 Mn 24.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 39.87%
Dec 31, 2025 17.08%
Sep 30, 2025 25.06%
Jun 30, 2025 26.09%
Mar 31, 2025 29.06%
Dec 31, 2024 43.53%
Sep 30, 2024 25.53%
Jun 30, 2024 24.53%
Mar 31, 2024 47.27%
Dec 31, 2023 37.03%
Sep 30, 2023 15.38%
Jun 30, 2023 20.91%
Mar 31, 2023 25.18%
Dec 31, 2022 -67.06%
Sep 30, 2022 20.50%
Jun 30, 2022 28.71%
Mar 31, 2022 24.62%
Dec 31, 2021 36.31%
Sep 30, 2021 18.74%
Jun 30, 2021 20.33%