Esab (ESAB) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Esab's Operating Margin came in at 9.75% for Q2 2026, down 5.50 percentage points from 15.25% a year earlier and down 2.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Esab (ESAB) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Esab reported Operating Margin of 12.07%, down 3.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 14.50%, down 1.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +4.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 16.33% in FY2024 (+1.76 pp), 14.57% in FY2023 (+1.88 pp), 12.69% in FY2022 (+0.08 pp) and 12.61% in FY2021 (+2.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 3.21 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 5.50 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ESAB's Operating Margin at 12.14% (Q1 2026), 12.01% (Q4 2025) and 14.65% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Esab | 4.10 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 307.21 Mn | 9.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 9.75% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 12.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
Esab 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=ESAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ESAB", "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=ESAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();