Leslie's (LESL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Leslie's (LESL) posted Operating Margin of 13.41% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 4, 2026), down 0.25 percentage points from 13.65% a year earlier but up 33.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Leslie's (LESL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Operating Margin at Leslie's was -16.54%, down 17.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 4, 2025), it was -13.68%, down 17.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -26.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Leslie's' Operating Margin was 4.29% in FY2024 (-2.75 pp), 7.04% in FY2023 (-8.24 pp), 15.28% in FY2022 (-0.29 pp) and 15.57% in FY2021 (+2.41 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -46.73% in fiscal Q1 2026 to a high of 25.55% in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.15 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 11.03 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 45.20 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -20.40% (Q2 2026), -46.73% (Q1 2026) and -38.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Leslie's | 2.25 Mn | -128.54 Mn | 167.13 Mn | 13.41% |
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% |
Leslie's 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=LESL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LESL", "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=LESL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();