Hyster-Yale (HY) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Hyster-Yale's (HY) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.52% in Q1 2026, down 586.0% YoY from 0.72% in Q1 2025, and up 12.62% on a QoQ basis from 4.03% in Q4 2025.
Hyster-Yale (HY) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hyster-Yale (HY) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 3.52% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 586.0% year-over-year to 3.52% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.95% (down 633.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.59%, down 627.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 3.52% in Q1 2026, from 4.03% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 8.18% in Q2 2024 to a low of 4.03% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.87% and a median of 2.34% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 1491 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 907 bps.
- Tracing HY's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 2.01% in 2022, then soared by 136 bps to 4.74% in 2023, then tumbled by 36 bps to 3.03% in 2024, then plunged by 233 bps to 4.03% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 3.52% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.52% (Q1 2026), 4.03% (Q4 2025), and 0.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 374.37 Bn | 367.65 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Deere | 168.66 Bn | 160.76 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 16.73% |
| 3 | Paccar | 67.91 Bn | 59.25 Bn | 1.56 Bn | -61.85% |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.55 Bn | 11.68 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 13.66% |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.54 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Agco | 7.40 Bn | 6.83 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 5.39% |
| 7 | Terex | 7.30 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 8.36% |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.10 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 12.12% |
| 9 | Alamo | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 10.15% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 588.59 Mn | 588.59 Mn | 127.60 Mn | -2.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.26% |