Gerdau (GGB) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Gerdau's Operating Margin was 86.25% in Q3 2026, up 32.49 percentage points from 53.76% a year earlier and up 12.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gerdau (GGB) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Gerdau's Operating Margin was 9.30% through Sep 30, 2026, down 3.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.83%, down 5.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 10.01% in FY2024 (-3.59 pp), 13.60% in FY2023 (-5.44 pp), 19.04% in FY2022 (-4.48 pp) and 23.52% in FY2021 (+13.06 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +16.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 72.70 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 53.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GGB's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 74.00% (Q2 2026), 11.71% (Q1 2026) and 1.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 143.67 Bn | 118.41 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 132.43 Bn | 93.25 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 112.62 Bn | 77.76 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 88.59 Bn | 72.63 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 83.90 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 63.24 Bn | 38.43 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 62.36 Bn | 51.75 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 46.11 Bn | 25.13 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Gerdau | 9.31 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 651.76 Mn | 16.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 86.25% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 52.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 89.90% |
API Access
Gerdau Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=GGB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GGB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GGB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();