Ford Motor (F) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ford Motor's (F) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.38% in Q1 2026, up 460.0% year-on-year from 0.96% in Q1 2025, and up 121.38% quarter-over-quarter from 25.18% in Q4 2025.
Ford Motor (F) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ford Motor has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.38% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.38%, up 460.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.77% (down 613.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.9%, down 772.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 5.38% for Q1 2026 at Ford Motor, up from 25.18% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.14% in Q2 2022 to a low of 25.18% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.86% (2024), against an average of 1.46%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 722 bps in 2022 and sank 2774 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Ford Motor's Operating Margin stood at 3.55% in 2022, then tumbled by 115 bps to 0.53% in 2023, then jumped by 579 bps to 2.55% in 2024, then slumped by 1086 bps to 25.18% in 2025, then jumped by 121 bps to 5.38% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.38% (Q1 2026), 25.18% (Q4 2025), and 3.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,297.09 Bn | 1,252.41 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 4.20% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor | 440.56 Bn | 289.71 Bn | 39.87 Bn | 3.53% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 75.26 Bn | 73.46 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 28.47% |
| 4 | General Motors | 72.40 Bn | 50.02 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 7.44% |
| 5 | Ford Motor | 56.05 Bn | 25.60 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 5.38% |
| 6 | Rivian Automotive | 20.65 Bn | 15.84 Bn | 119.00 Mn | -63.79% |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 14.25 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 317.01 Mn | 3.98% |
| 8 | VinFast Auto | 7.11 Bn | 10.11 Bn | -15,731.99 Bn | -73.69% |
| 9 | Digital Currency X Technology | 4.89 Bn | 4.89 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Xpeng | 4.49 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 388.90 Mn | -14.38% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -25.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.08% |