Heritage Global (HGBL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Heritage Global's Operating Margin came in at -170.49% for Q2 2026, down 186.10 percentage points from 15.60% a year earlier and down 178.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Heritage Global (HGBL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Heritage Global reported Operating Margin of -36.98%, down 50.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.20%, down 8.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -11.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 19.99% in FY2024 (-3.66 pp), 23.65% in FY2023 (-0.05 pp), 23.70% in FY2022 (+12.02 pp) and 11.69% in FY2021 (-11.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -30.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 31.34 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 186.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HGBL's Operating Margin at 7.92% (Q1 2026), 6.54% (Q4 2025) and 11.45% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.79 Bn | 65.55 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 25.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.72 Bn | 61.32 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.28 Bn | 59.28 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.38 Bn | 41.59 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.28 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.45 Bn | 20.49 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.03 Bn | 14.34 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.67 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 9 | Avantor | 11.71 Bn | 10.50 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 7.20% |
| 10 | Heritage Global | 44.32 Mn | -20.38 Mn | 8.34 Mn | -170.49% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -170.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.90% |
Heritage Global Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "HGBL", "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=HGBL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();