Forward Industries, Inc. (FWDI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
Forward Industries (FWDI) recorded Operating Margin of -2722.80% in fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), down 2703.38 percentage points from -19.42% a year earlier and down 2683.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Forward Industries, Inc. (FWDI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Forward Industries' Operating Margin came in at -1689.03% as of Dec 31, 2025, down 1675.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at -46.14%, down 35.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -40.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at -10.76% in FY2024 (-11.20 pp), 0.44% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 1.54% in FY2022 (+3.50 pp) and -1.96% in FY2021 (+3.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -365.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 19.48 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 2703.38 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -39.18% (Q4 2025), -102.61% (Q3 2025) and -58.33% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2,722.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -39.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -102.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -58.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.69% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -9.72% |
Forward Industries, Inc. Operating Margin API
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