Kemper KMPR
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As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 1:55 PM EDT

Kemper (KMPR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2019)

Updated

Kemper's Operating Margin came in at -46.16% for Q1 2019, up 7.21 percentage points from -53.38% a year earlier and up 23.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Kemper (KMPR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2019, Kemper reported Operating Margin of -57.82%, down 1.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2018, it came in at -60.87%, up 0.68 percentage points from FY2017.

  • Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -17.89 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • Going back by year, Operating Margin was -61.55% in FY2017 (+8.92 pp), -70.47% in FY2016 (-12.06 pp), -58.41% in FY2015 (-8.27 pp) and -50.15% in FY2014 (-7.17 pp).
  • The Q1 2019 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2014.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.17 percentage points.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q3 2017 (a gain of 27.83 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2015 (a drop of 33.25 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows KMPR's Operating Margin at -70.04% (Q4 2018), -56.61% (Q3 2018) and -61.19% (Q2 2018) in the three quarters before Q1 2019.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,083.69 Bn -333.79 Bn 55.86 Bn -29.67%
2 Chubb 127.81 Bn 79.86 Bn 9.13 Bn -19.39%
3 Progressive 121.79 Bn 97.63 Bn 9.04 Bn -43.89%
4 Marsh & Mclennan Companies 80.80 Bn 72.54 Bn - 25.65%
5 Travelers Companies 75.76 Bn 52.01 Bn 6.23 Bn -25.96%
6 Manulife Financial 74.06 Bn 75.27 Bn - -
7 Metlife 61.12 Bn -45.36 Bn 7.82 Bn -53.77%
8 Arthur J. Gallagher 58.82 Bn 53.25 Bn - -
9 Allstate 57.81 Bn 19.06 Bn 8.73 Bn -30.76%
10 Kemper 1.49 Bn 185.51 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 -46.16%
Dec 31, 2018 -70.04%
Sep 30, 2018 -56.61%
Jun 30, 2018 -61.19%
Mar 31, 2018 -53.38%
Dec 31, 2017 -61.42%
Sep 30, 2017 -53.86%
Jun 30, 2017 -57.76%
Mar 31, 2017 -73.83%
Dec 31, 2016 -58.77%
Sep 30, 2016 -81.69%
Jun 30, 2016 -69.12%
Mar 31, 2016 -72.42%
Dec 31, 2015 -67.68%
Sep 30, 2015 -53.46%
Jun 30, 2015 -55.94%
Mar 31, 2015 -56.07%
Dec 31, 2014 -34.43%
Sep 30, 2014 -54.93%
Jun 30, 2014 -61.99%
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