Growth Metrics

Kbr (KBR) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kbr has reported Operating Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 9.36% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 65.0% to 9.36% in Q2 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 9.83% through Apr 2026, up 104.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.99% for FY2026, 144.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 9.36% for Q2 2026 at Kbr, down from 10.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 10.13% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.81% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 8.55% (2023), against an average of 7.71%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 1359bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -790bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 7.59% in 2022, then grew by 13bps to 8.55% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 8.93% in 2024, then grew by 11bps to 9.89% in 2025, then fell by -5bps to 9.36% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KBR's Operating Margin are 9.36% (Q2 2026), 10.13% (Q1 2026), and 9.89% (Q4 2025).