Kimball Electronics (KE) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Kimball Electronics' Operating Margin came in at 7.83% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.50 percentage points from 4.33% a year earlier and up 4.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kimball Electronics (KE) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Kimball Electronics' Operating Margin was 4.61%, up 1.55 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -0.47 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 3.06% in FY2025 (+0.19 pp), 2.87% in FY2024 (-1.94 pp), 4.81% in FY2023 (+0.92 pp) and 3.89% in FY2022 (-1.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2014.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 4.64 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 6.72 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KE's Operating Margin at 3.33% (Q3 2026), 3.15% (Q2 2026) and 3.95% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,972.23 Bn | 4,719.72 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.90 Bn | 357.83 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 298.90 Bn | 254.65 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 229.21 Bn | 182.67 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 201.97 Bn | 190.50 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Sony | 150.03 Bn | 87.29 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 148.61 Bn | 143.60 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 126.00 Bn | 114.13 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 75.40 Bn | 53.28 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Kimball Electronics | 647.32 Mn | 322.38 Mn | 32.95 Mn | 7.83% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.63% |
Kimball Electronics Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();