Lsb Industries (LXU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Lsb Industries (LXU) reported Operating Margin of 13.66% for Q1 2026, up 1055.0% on a YoY basis from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and down 15.49% quarter-over-quarter from 16.17% in Q4 2025.

Lsb Industries (LXU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lsb Industries has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 13.66% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 1055.0% year-over-year to 13.66%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.85% (up 1417.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.31%, up 1036.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 13.66%, down from 16.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 46.58% in Q2 2022, with the low at 72.39% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 5.3% across 5 years, with a median of 8.15% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin sank 10903 bps — and 2023, when it surged 7484 bps.
  • Lsb Industries' Operating Margin stood at 72.39% in 2022, then jumped by 103 bps to 2.45% in 2023, then sank by 303 bps to 4.97% in 2024, then surged by 425 bps to 16.17% in 2025, then slipped by 15 bps to 13.66% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 13.66% (Q1 2026), 16.17% (Q4 2025), and 10.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.60 Bn 4.26 Bn 468.00 Mn 9.16%
2 Methanex 4.42 Bn 4.43 Bn - 8.56%
3 Olin 2.80 Bn 2.60 Bn 75.80 Mn -4.95%
4 Rex American Resources 1.47 Bn 1.19 Bn 28.91 Mn 30.14%
5 Tronox Holdings 1.13 Bn 1.03 Bn 44.00 Mn -5.39%
6 Green Plains 1.02 Bn 844.99 Mn 87.95 Mn 10.04%
7 Lsb Industries 860.60 Mn 678.96 Mn 35.79 Mn 13.66%
8 Westlake Chemical Partners 818.06 Mn 773.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 28.32%
9 ASP Isotopes 776.82 Mn 496.37 Mn 1.67 Mn -595.41%
10 AdvanSix 576.58 Mn 559.00 Mn 3.80 Mn -4.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.66%
Dec 31, 2025 16.17%
Sep 30, 2025 10.06%
Jun 30, 2025 6.94%
Mar 31, 2025 3.12%
Dec 31, 2024 -4.97%
Sep 30, 2024 -22.36%
Jun 30, 2024 10.28%
Mar 31, 2024 8.15%
Dec 31, 2023 2.45%
Sep 30, 2023 -8.31%
Jun 30, 2023 16.58%
Mar 31, 2023 16.87%
Dec 31, 2022 -72.39%
Sep 30, 2022 7.09%
Jun 30, 2022 46.58%
Mar 31, 2022 40.19%
Dec 31, 2021 36.63%
Sep 30, 2021 4.22%
Jun 30, 2021 18.80%