Esab (ESAB) Operating Margin (2021 - 2025)
Esab (ESAB) reported Operating Margin of 12.01% for Q4 2025, down 460.0% year-over-year from 3.34% in Q4 2024, and down 17.99% quarter-over-quarter from 14.65% in Q4 2025.
Esab (ESAB) Operating Margin (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Esab (ESAB) has 5 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.01% in Q4 2025.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 12.01%, down 460.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 14.5% (down 183.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.5%, down 183.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 12.01% in Q4 2025 per ESAB's latest filing, from 14.65% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 16.88% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 11.7% in Q4 2021.
- A 5-year average of 14.14% and a median of 13.95% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 321 bps in 2023, then slumped 460 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 11.7% in 2021, then rose by 1 bps to 11.83% in 2022, then gained by 27 bps to 15.05% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 16.61% in 2024, then retreated by 28 bps to 12.01% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows ESAB's Operating Margin at 12.01% in Q4 2025, 14.65% in Q4 2025, and 15.25% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpenter Technology | 29.34 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 22.98% |
| 2 | Ati | 27.51 Bn | 27.23 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 14.22% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.99 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 26.17% |
| 4 | Commercial Metals | 8.04 Bn | 7.54 Bn | 387.91 Mn | -76.66% |
| 5 | Esab | 6.48 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 257.79 Mn | 12.01% |
| 6 | Gpgi | 3.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.96 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 8.33% |
| 8 | Proto Labs | 1.93 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 7.06% |
| 9 | Ryerson Holding | 1.17 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 288.80 Mn | 1.48% |
| 10 | Mayville Engineering Company | 727.03 Mn | 724.96 Mn | 10.96 Mn | -5.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.01% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 14.65% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 16.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.61% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 15.75% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 16.88% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 16.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.05% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 14.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.06% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 12.99% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.70% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 12.98% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 13.05% |
| Apr 2, 2021 | 12.73% |