Graftech International (EAF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Graftech International (EAF) reported Operating Margin of 24.51% for Q1 2026, down 823.0% year-over-year from 3.39% in Q1 2025, and up 27.16% quarter-over-quarter from 33.65% in Q4 2025.

Graftech International (EAF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graftech International (EAF) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 24.51% in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 24.51%, down 823.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.3% (down 328.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.29%, down 132.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin grew to 24.51% in Q1 2026 per EAF's latest filing, from 33.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 41.75% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 151.45% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 9.23% and a median of 11.04% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin slumped 17727 bps in 2023, then jumped 13290 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 25.81% in 2022, then sank by 687 bps to 151.45% in 2023, then jumped by 88 bps to 18.56% in 2024, then plunged by 81 bps to 33.65% in 2025, then increased by 27 bps to 24.51% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EAF's Operating Margin at 24.51% in Q1 2026, 33.65% in Q4 2025, and 3.55% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Novonix 479.97 Bn 479.92 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 114.69 Bn 112.19 Bn 999.70 Mn 16.61%
3 Bloom Energy 79.53 Bn 77.06 Bn 225.54 Mn 9.61%
4 nVent Electric 27.08 Bn 26.89 Bn 445.60 Mn 15.76%
5 Hubbell 26.67 Bn 26.16 Bn 505.30 Mn 17.39%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.19 Bn 13.19 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.37%
7 Powell Industries 10.63 Bn 10.09 Bn 87.94 Mn 19.41%
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.07 Bn 9.54 Bn 5.64 Mn -33.48%
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.39 Bn 9.12 Bn 520.40 Mn 12.60%
10 Graftech International 211.07 Mn 90.82 Mn -14.99 Mn -24.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -24.51%
Dec 31, 2025 -33.65%
Sep 30, 2025 -3.55%
Jun 30, 2025 -11.04%
Mar 31, 2025 -16.28%
Dec 31, 2024 -18.56%
Sep 30, 2024 -20.11%
Jun 30, 2024 -1.95%
Mar 31, 2024 -15.64%
Dec 31, 2023 -151.45%
Sep 30, 2023 -11.41%
Jun 30, 2023 4.63%
Mar 31, 2023 2.03%
Dec 31, 2022 25.81%
Sep 30, 2022 37.55%
Jun 30, 2022 39.43%
Mar 31, 2022 41.75%
Dec 31, 2021 44.60%
Sep 30, 2021 45.22%
Jun 30, 2021 15.75%