Franklin Electric (FELE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Franklin Electric (FELE) reported Operating Margin of 9.61% for Q1 2026, down 8.0% on a YoY basis from 10.44% in Q1 2025, and down 5.64% sequentially from 10.18% in Q4 2025.

Franklin Electric (FELE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Franklin Electric (FELE) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 9.61% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 8.0% year-over-year to 9.61%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.54% (up 64.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.62%, up 57.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin fell to 9.61% in Q1 2026, from 10.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 15.01% in Q2 2025 to a low of 8.85% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 12.16% and a median of 11.49% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 289 bps in 2022 and slumped 189 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing FELE's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.49% in 2022, then dropped by 6 bps to 10.75% in 2023, then declined by 18 bps to 8.86% in 2024, then grew by 15 bps to 10.18% in 2025, then dropped by 6 bps to 9.61% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FELE's Operating Margin at 9.61% in Q1 2026, 10.18% in Q4 2025, and 14.63% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.88%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 15.73%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.65%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.30%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 24.24%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 25.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 26.70%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.86%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 15.68%
10 Franklin Electric 4.68 Bn 4.60 Bn 174.97 Mn 9.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.61%
Dec 31, 2025 10.18%
Sep 30, 2025 14.63%
Jun 30, 2025 15.01%
Mar 31, 2025 9.69%
Dec 31, 2024 8.86%
Sep 30, 2024 13.84%
Jun 30, 2024 14.57%
Mar 31, 2024 10.40%
Dec 31, 2023 10.75%
Sep 30, 2023 14.51%
Jun 30, 2023 14.21%
Mar 31, 2023 10.86%
Dec 31, 2022 11.49%
Sep 30, 2022 14.51%
Jun 30, 2022 14.69%
Mar 31, 2022 8.85%
Dec 31, 2021 10.91%
Sep 30, 2021 12.33%
Jun 30, 2021 11.80%