Alliant Energy (LNT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alliant Energy's Operating Margin came in at 19.05% for Q2 2026, down 4.15 percentage points from 23.20% a year earlier and down 1.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Alliant Energy (LNT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Alliant Energy reported Operating Margin of 22.13%, down 2.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 23.50%, up 1.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +1.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 22.26% in FY2024 (-1.16 pp), 23.42% in FY2023 (+1.35 pp), 22.07% in FY2022 (+0.40 pp) and 21.67% in FY2021 (+0.01 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is 14.24% (Q4 2021) to 29.90% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 8.66 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 9.25 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LNT's Operating Margin at 21.03% (Q1 2026), 18.52% (Q4 2025) and 28.84% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 299.49 Bn | 296.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 179.92 Bn | 166.66 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 3 | Southern | 105.56 Bn | 96.61 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 99.44 Bn | 95.69 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 26.99% |
| 5 | National Grid | 82.69 Bn | 64.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 68.52 Bn | 66.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 59.67 Bn | 57.66 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 8 | Entergy | 52.06 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.32 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Alliant Energy | 18.79 Bn | 17.34 Bn | 816.00 Mn | 19.05% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.22% |
Alliant Energy 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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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LNT", "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=LNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();