Electro Sensors (ELSE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)

Electro Sensors (ELSE) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 0.29% for Q4 2025, down 554.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q4 2024, and down 104.41% on a QoQ basis from 6.59% in Q3 2025.

Electro Sensors (ELSE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Electro Sensors (ELSE) has reported Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 0.29% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 0.29% for Q4 2025 at Electro Sensors, down from 6.59% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 13.01% in Q4 2022, with the low at 14.24% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 0.28%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 2215 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 2524 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 9.14% in 2021, then jumped by 242 bps to 13.01% in 2022, then tumbled by 69 bps to 3.97% in 2023, then surged by 32 bps to 5.25% in 2024, then slumped by 106 bps to 0.29% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 0.29%, 6.59%, and 0.08% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn -52.13%
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn 10.69%
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 15.50%
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn 18.86%
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 17.93%
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 15.32%
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 22.30%
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 15.15%
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 24.62%
10 Electro Sensors 2.67 Mn -7.93 Mn 1.39 Mn -0.29%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%