Equus Total Return (EQS) Operating Margin (2023 - 2025)
Equus Total Return (EQS) reported Operating Margin of 100.0% for Q4 2025, up 153.0% on a YoY basis from 39.53% in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 100.0% in Q3 2025.
Equus Total Return (EQS) Operating Margin (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Equus Total Return has reported Operating Margin for 3 years, with the latest figure at 100.0% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Margin rose 153.0% year-over-year to 100.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 99.55% (up 170933.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 99.93%, up 220.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 100.0%, roughly flat from 100.0% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 100.0% in Q1 2024, with the low at 18883.33% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2320.79% across 3 years, with a median of 99.09% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin surged 1898333 bps — and 2025, when it slipped 30 bps.
- Equus Total Return's Operating Margin stood at 277.58% in 2023, then jumped by 135 bps to 98.47% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 100.0% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 100.0% (Q4 2025), 100.0% (Q3 2025), and 99.7% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 163.18 Bn | 153.56 Bn | - | 42.01% |
| 2 | Blackstone | 96.85 Bn | 95.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Kkr | 86.45 Bn | 133.96 Bn | - | 46.06% |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 82.30 Bn | 101.04 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.56% |
| 5 | State Street | 46.95 Bn | 21.27 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 43.65 Bn | 43.52 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 18.44% |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 31.92 Bn | 31.92 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 30.62 Bn | 19.37 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 29.04 Bn | 32.41 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Equus Total Return | 16.72 Mn | 6.12 Mn | 244,000.00 | 100.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 100.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 100.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 99.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 98.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 96.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 100.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -277.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18,883.33% |