Fuel Tech (FTEK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Fuel Tech's EBIT Margin was -6.03% in Q3 2026, down 6.08 percentage points from 0.05% a year earlier but up 18.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fuel Tech (FTEK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Fuel Tech's EBIT Margin was -17.93% through Sep 30, 2026, down 0.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -13.80%, up 4.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +5.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -18.71% in FY2024 (-8.89 pp), -9.81% in FY2023 (-4.15 pp), -5.67% in FY2022 (+0.47 pp) and -6.14% in FY2021 (+13.09 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -40.05% (Q4 2024) and 2.39% (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 23.38 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 27.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FTEK's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -24.13% (Q2 2026), -26.25% (Q1 2026) and -19.66% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.84 Bn | 78.85 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 17.26% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.78 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 19.75% |
| 3 | Xylem | 22.22 Bn | 18.19 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 17.49% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.49 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.23% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.04 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 130.10 Mn | 2.60% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 868.49 Mn | 826.57 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 13.55% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 373.27 Mn | 35.71 Mn | 4.20 Mn | -87.49% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 280.26 Mn | 245.37 Mn | -24,000.00 | -902.45% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 174.57 Mn | 54.19 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Fuel Tech | 42.77 Mn | -41.13 Mn | 3.91 Mn | -6.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -6.03% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -24.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -19.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -40.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -34.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -12.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -17.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.43% |
API Access
Fuel Tech EBIT 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=ebit-margin&ticker=FTEK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "FTEK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=FTEK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();