Empire Petroleum EP
NYSE EP
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Empire Petroleum (EP) Operating Margin (2018 - 2025)

Empire Petroleum (EP) posted Operating Margin of 834.49% for Q4 2025, down 2107.45% sequentially from 37.8% in Q3 2025, and down 79559.0% YoY from N/an in Q4 2024.

Empire Petroleum (EP) Operating Margin (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Empire Petroleum has reported Operating Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 834.49% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 79559.0% year-over-year to 834.49% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 213.17% (down 18190.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 208.51%, down 17720.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin declined to 834.49% in Q4 2025 per EP's latest filing, from 37.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 37.11% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 834.49% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 61.95% and a median of 28.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 43034 bps in 2021, down 270135 bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 1.84% in 2021, then slumped by 1337 bps to 22.77% in 2022, then tumbled by 115 bps to 49.06% in 2023, then advanced by 21 bps to 38.91% in 2024, then tumbled by 2045 bps to 834.49% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 834.49%, 37.8%, and 61.25% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 164.44 Bn 156.75 Bn 12.81 Bn 53.17%
2 Canadian Natural Resources 106.98 Bn 105.09 Bn 10.66 Bn 84.71%
3 Eog Resources 80.47 Bn 75.56 Bn - 40.93%
4 Diamondback Energy 59.28 Bn 58.82 Bn 5.55 Bn 45.16%
5 Woodside Energy 46.13 Bn 40.18 Bn 6.02 Bn 91.41%
6 Devon Energy 46.12 Bn 45.11 Bn 6.02 Bn 32.14%
7 Occidental Petroleum 39.25 Bn 35.10 Bn 7.73 Bn 39.52%
8 Eqt 33.67 Bn 33.56 Bn 1.42 Bn 21.77%
9 Texas Pacific Land 26.50 Bn 26.25 Bn - 77.96%
10 Empire Petroleum 134.35 Mn 131.23 Mn 5.12 Mn -16.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -834.49%
Sep 30, 2025 -37.80%
Jun 30, 2025 -61.25%
Mar 31, 2025 -43.95%
Dec 31, 2024 -38.91%
Sep 30, 2024 -30.04%
Jun 30, 2024 -15.06%
Mar 31, 2024 -46.57%
Dec 31, 2023 -49.06%
Sep 30, 2023 -27.75%
Jun 30, 2023 -25.16%
Mar 31, 2023 -22.01%
Dec 31, 2022 -22.77%
Sep 30, 2022 10.27%
Jun 30, 2022 37.11%
Mar 31, 2022 35.85%
Dec 31, 2021 1.84%
Sep 30, 2021 22.78%
Jun 30, 2021 -50.95%
Mar 31, 2021 -41.00%