Innospec (IOSP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Innospec (IOSP) reported Operating Margin of 8.05% for Q1 2026, down 159.0% on a YoY basis from 13.65% in Q1 2025, and down 21.6% sequentially from 10.27% in Q4 2025.

Innospec (IOSP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Innospec (IOSP) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 8.05% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 159.0% year-over-year to 8.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.9% (down 261.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.28%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin slipped to 8.05% in Q1 2026, from 10.27% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 10.28% in Q3 2024 to a low of 1.34% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 8.65% and a median of 9.12% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 224 bps in 2024 and plunged 895 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing IOSP's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.12% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 9.0% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 8.8% in 2024, then climbed by 17 bps to 10.27% in 2025, then slipped by 22 bps to 8.05% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IOSP's Operating Margin at 8.05% in Q1 2026, 10.27% in Q4 2025, and 1.34% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.72%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
10 Innospec 2.10 Bn 1.81 Bn 123.50 Mn 8.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.05%
Dec 31, 2025 10.27%
Sep 30, 2025 1.34%
Jun 30, 2025 7.80%
Mar 31, 2025 9.64%
Dec 31, 2024 8.80%
Sep 30, 2024 10.28%
Jun 30, 2024 9.36%
Mar 31, 2024 10.10%
Dec 31, 2023 9.00%
Sep 30, 2023 9.03%
Jun 30, 2023 7.12%
Mar 31, 2023 8.05%
Dec 31, 2022 9.12%
Sep 30, 2022 9.77%
Jun 30, 2022 9.90%
Mar 31, 2022 9.38%
Dec 31, 2021 8.59%
Sep 30, 2021 8.35%
Jun 30, 2021 10.44%