Electro Sensors (ELSE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
Electro Sensors (ELSE) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 0.29% for Q4 2025, down 154.0% year-over-year from 0.54% in Q4 2024, and down 104.41% quarter-over-quarter from 6.59% in Q3 2025.
Electro Sensors (ELSE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Electro Sensors' Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.29% for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Operating Margin fell 154.0% year-over-year to 0.29%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.02% (up 6.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02%, up 6.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 0.29%, down from 6.59% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 11.01% in Q2 2021, with the low at 14.24% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 0.42% (2021), against an average of 0.78%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin tumbled 2524 bps in 2022, then surged 1629 bps in 2023.
- Electro Sensors' Operating Margin stood at 7.37% in 2021, then jumped by 43 bps to 10.55% in 2022, then slumped by 62 bps to 3.97% in 2023, then sank by 69 bps to 1.25% in 2024, then tumbled by 123 bps to 0.29% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows ELSE's Operating Margin at 0.29% in Q4 2025, 6.59% in Q3 2025, and 0.08% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.90 Bn | 54.24 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 30.44% |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 53.99 Bn | 51.57 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 23.70% |
| 3 | Coherent | 51.17 Bn | 49.18 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -47.91% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.38 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 20.04% |
| 5 | Mks | 18.84 Bn | 18.23 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 20.11% |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.30 Bn | 17.93 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 19.14% |
| 7 | Trimble | 14.04 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 13.58% |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.12 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 29.36% |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.42 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 24.57% |
| 10 | Electro Sensors | 26.95 Mn | 16.35 Mn | 1.39 Mn | -0.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.21% |