Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 39.87% in Q1 2026, up 133.5% quarter-over-quarter from 17.08% in Q4 2025, and up 1081.0% on a YoY basis from 3.38% in Q1 2025.
Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chesapeake Utilities' Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 39.87% for 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 was 39.87% for Q1 2026 at Chesapeake Utilities, up from 17.08% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 47.27% in Q1 2024 to a low of 67.06% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 22.54% across 5 years, with a median of 25.18% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin sank 10337 bps in 2022, then surged 10408 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 67.06% in 2022, then jumped by 155 bps to 37.03% in 2023, then advanced by 18 bps to 43.53% in 2024, then sank by 61 bps to 17.08% in 2025, then jumped by 134 bps to 39.87% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 39.87% (Q1 2026), 17.08% (Q4 2025), and 25.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 8 | Centuri Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 35.76 Mn | -0.66% |
| 9 | Chesapeake Utilities | 2.96 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 102.40 Mn | 39.87% |
| 10 | Brookfield Infrastructure | 426.14 Mn | 3.22 Bn | 539.00 Mn | 63.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |