Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kewaunee Scientific's Operating Margin came in at 4.76% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 2.00 percentage points from 6.76% a year earlier and down 2.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Kewaunee Scientific reported Operating Margin of 5.43%, down 2.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 5.93%, down 1.46 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +6.82 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 7.39% in FY2025 (-1.59 pp), 8.97% in FY2024 (+6.53 pp), 2.44% in FY2023 (+3.99 pp) and -1.54% in FY2022 (-0.65 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -7.40% (fiscal Q2 2022) to 11.02% (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.47 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 8.79 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 7.38 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KEQU's Operating Margin at 7.31% (Q4 2026), 3.72% (Q3 2026) and 5.86% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.27% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.21 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 14.92% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.39 Bn | 53.64 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 17.09% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 46.05 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.99% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 25.26 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.90% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.74 Bn | 13.47 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 14.76% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 23.59% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 22.12% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.99 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 22.45% |
| 10 | Kewaunee Scientific | 98.49 Mn | 61.76 Mn | 19.64 Mn | 4.76% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.76% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 7.31% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.72% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 6.76% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 11.02% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.35% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.28% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 8.14% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 10.13% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.64% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.00% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.79% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.38% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -0.79% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.51% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.14% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -7.40% |
Kewaunee Scientific Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KEQU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KEQU", "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=KEQU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();