Elbit Systems (ESLT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Elbit Systems (ESLT) posted Operating Margin of 9.57% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.57 percentage points from 8.00% a year earlier and up 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Elbit Systems (ESLT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Elbit Systems was 9.22%, up 1.57 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 8.46%, up 1.30 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +1.47 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Elbit Systems' Operating Margin was 7.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.98 pp), 6.18% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.49 pp), 6.67% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.26 pp) and 7.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+0.94 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021, with a gain of 6.01 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023, with a drop of 3.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 9.37% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 8.96% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 8.92% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 305.96 Bn | 264.47 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -47.62% |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.78 Bn | 227.05 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.08 Bn | 58.77 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 127.01 Bn | 113.73 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 93.41 Bn | 80.52 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 83.06 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 77.59 Bn | 73.94 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.72 Bn | 64.17 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 68.15 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Elbit Systems | 33.98 Bn | 30.54 Bn | 579.01 Mn | 9.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.09% |
Elbit Systems Operating Margin API
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