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% on a QoQ basis from 14.65% in Q4 2025.
Esab (ESAB) has 5 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.01% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 460.0% year-over-year to 12.01% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 14.5% (down 183.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.5%, down 183.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 12.01% in Q4 2025 per ESAB's latest filing, from 14.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 16.88% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 11.7% in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 13.95% (2023), against an average of 14.14%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin surged 321 bps; it then plunged 460 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ESAB's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.7% in 2021, then grew by 1 bps to 11.83% in 2022, then increased by 27 bps to 15.05% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 16.61% in 2024, then declined by 28 bps to 12.01% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ESAB Operating Margin figures stand at 12.01% (Q4 2025), 14.65% (Q4 2025), and 15.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ati | 22.19 Bn | 21.90 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 14.22% |
| 2 | Carpenter Technology | 21.71 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 22.98% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.55 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 26.17% |
| 4 | Esab | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 257.79 Mn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.71 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 8.33% |
| 6 | Proto Labs | 1.70 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 7.06% |
| 7 | Mayville Engineering Company | 520.33 Mn | 518.26 Mn | 10.96 Mn | -5.31% |
| 8 | Insteel Industries | 517.83 Mn | 502.74 Mn | 16.49 Mn | 3.93% |
| 9 | Tredegar | 271.32 Mn | 255.71 Mn | 28.99 Mn | -81.20% |
| 10 | Techprecision | 38.93 Mn | 38.86 Mn | 381,000.00 | -19.06% |
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% |