Herbalife (HLF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Herbalife (HLF) posted Operating Margin of 10.51% for Q1 2026, up 35.08% sequentially from 7.78% in Q4 2025, and up 46.0% YoY from 7.2% in Q1 2025.
Herbalife (HLF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Herbalife has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.51% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 46.0% year-over-year to 10.51% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.67% (up 85.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.55%, up 182.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 10.51% in Q1 2026 per HLF's latest filing, from 7.78% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 11.46% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 4.59% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 8.78% and a median of 9.39% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 583 bps in 2023, then surged 436 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.53% in 2022, then slumped by 39 bps to 4.59% in 2023, then jumped by 92 bps to 8.82% in 2024, then decreased by 12 bps to 7.78% in 2025, then surged by 35 bps to 10.51% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 10.51%, 7.78%, and 9.88% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 2.38% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 19.60% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 10 | Herbalife | 1.27 Bn | 904.40 Mn | 1.03 Bn | 9.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.24% |