Empire Petroleum Corp (EP) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)
Empire Petroleum (EP) reported Operating Margin of -16.22% for Q2 2026, up 39.79 percentage points from -56.01% a year earlier.
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Empire Petroleum Corp (EP) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Empire Petroleum's Operating Margin came in at -198.53%, down 157.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -208.51%, down 177.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +19.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at -31.31% in FY2024 (-2.30 pp), -29.01% in FY2023 (-45.53 pp), 16.52% in FY2022 (+18.24 pp) and -1.72% in FY2021 (+225.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -114.83 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 773.71 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 795.59 percentage points).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -834.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -56.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -43.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -38.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -42.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -45.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -43.81% |
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