Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Imperial Petroleum's Operating Margin was 38.36% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 15.88 percentage points from 22.47% a year earlier but down 4.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Imperial Petroleum's Operating Margin was 34.73% through Jun 30, 2026, up 13.56 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 24.78%, down 5.15 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +26.53 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 29.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-6.00 pp), 35.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+5.20 pp), 30.74% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+50.81 pp) and -20.08% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-18.33 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -33.70% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021) and 54.27% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a gain of 70.17 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a drop of 36.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IMPP's Operating Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 42.94% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 26.69% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 24.77% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Imperial Petroleum | 172.15 Mn | -564.05 Mn | 66.01 Mn | 38.36% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 54.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -33.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -22.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -19.20% |
Imperial Petroleum Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "IMPP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();