Leslie's (LESL) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026)
Leslie's (LESL) posted EBIT Margin of 13.41% for Q3 2026, up 165.71% on a QoQ basis from 20.4% in Q2 2026, and down 25.0% year-over-year from 17.87% in Q3 2025.
Analysis
Leslie's (LESL) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Leslie's has reported EBIT Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 13.41% in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 25.0% year-over-year to 13.41% in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 16.54%, a 1707.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.68%, down 1797.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 13.41% for Q3 2026 at Leslie's, up from 20.4% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 25.55% in Q3 2022, with the low at 46.73% in Q1 2026.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 5.54%, with a median of 6.75% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBIT Margin surged 1103 bps in 2022, then slumped 4520 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 13.83% in 2022, then slumped by 52 bps to 20.96% in 2023, then declined by 8 bps to 22.66% in 2024, then plunged by 70 bps to 38.56% in 2025, then jumped by 135 bps to 13.41% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 13.41% (Q3 2026), 20.4% (Q2 2026), and 46.73% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.29 Bn | 23.08 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.51% |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.60 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.31% |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.90 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.89% |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 4.10 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 2.38% |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.27 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 5.18% |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 4.27% |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.36 Bn | 778.11 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 0.95% |
| 8 | GameStop | 1.27 Bn | -7.10 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 17.16% |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 62.10% |
| 10 | Leslie's | 4.75 Mn | -41.16 Mn | 167.13 Mn | 13.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 13.41% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -20.40% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | -46.73% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -38.56% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.65% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -27.31% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -22.66% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.64% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 17.15% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -16.18% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -20.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.91% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 18.96% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.83% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 17.47% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 25.55% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -1.75% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -6.75% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 16.41% |