Lifeloc Technologies (LCTC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeloc Technologies (LCTC) reported Operating Margin of -14.82% for Q4 2025, up 7.31 percentage points from -22.13% a year earlier but down 4.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lifeloc Technologies (LCTC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lifeloc Technologies posted Operating Margin of -13.63%, up 2.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +4.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at -16.49% in FY2024 (-14.44 pp), -2.05% in FY2023 (+5.62 pp), -7.67% in FY2022 (-3.86 pp) and -3.81% in FY2021 (+14.37 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -22.13% in Q4 2024 and a high of 4.33% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.69 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q2 2021 (a gain of 26.69 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 19.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at -10.38% (Q3 2025), -17.04% (Q2 2025) and -12.32% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Lifeloc Technologies | 11.70 Mn | 8.36 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -17.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -16.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -7.65% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -3.53% |
API Access
Lifeloc Technologies 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LCTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LCTC", "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=LCTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();