Electro Sensors (ELSE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
Electro Sensors (ELSE) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 0.29% in Q4 2025, down 104.41% quarter-over-quarter from 6.59% in Q3 2025, and down 554.0% on a YoY basis from 0.06% in Q4 2024.
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 554.0% year-over-year to 0.29%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.02% (down 96.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02%, down 96.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 0.29% for Q4 2025 at Electro Sensors, down from 6.59% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 13.01% in Q4 2022 to a low of 14.24% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 0.28% across 5 years, with a median of 0.15% in 2025.
- Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 2215 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 2524 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 9.14% in 2021, then jumped by 242 bps to 13.01% in 2022, then slumped by 69 bps to 3.97% in 2023, then surged by 32 bps to 5.25% in 2024, then sank by 106 bps to 0.29% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 0.29% (Q4 2025), 6.59% (Q3 2025), and 0.08% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 67.67 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 679.95 Mn | -52.13% |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 57.00 Bn | 54.83 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 15.50% |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.82 Bn | 43.12 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 24.62% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.64 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 18.86% |
| 5 | Mks | 21.67 Bn | 21.10 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 13.82% |
| 6 | Fortive | 19.42 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 17.93% |
| 7 | Trimble | 12.42 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 15.32% |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.23 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 22.30% |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.86 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 131.32 Mn | 7.27% |
| 10 | Electro Sensors | 26.58 Mn | 15.98 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 | 5.25% |
| 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 | 13.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.21% |