Energy Recovery (ERII) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Energy Recovery (ERII) reported Operating Margin of -49.05% for Q2 2026, down 54.30 percentage points from 5.25% a year earlier but up 104.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Energy Recovery (ERII) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Energy Recovery's Operating Margin came in at 11.81%, down 3.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.70%, up 4.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -8.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 13.61% in FY2024 (-1.23 pp), 14.84% in FY2023 (-4.93 pp), 19.77% in FY2022 (+6.46 pp) and 13.31% in FY2021 (-12.99 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -155.76% in Q1 2025 and a high of 46.83% in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 16.75 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 85.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -153.09% (Q1 2026), 46.83% (Q4 2025) and 11.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.97 Bn | 78.95 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 17.26% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.80 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 19.75% |
| 3 | Xylem | 23.13 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 17.49% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.57 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.23% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -11.64% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 882.96 Mn | 841.04 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 13.55% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 374.69 Mn | 37.14 Mn | 4.20 Mn | -87.49% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 320.18 Mn | 285.30 Mn | -24,000.00 | -902.45% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 179.57 Mn | 59.19 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 58.06 Mn | -39.57 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -109.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -87.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -49.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -153.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 46.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -155.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -90.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -60.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.79% |
Energy Recovery Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ERII&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ERII", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ERII&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();