Lsb Industries (LXU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lsb Industries' (LXU) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.63% in Q2 2026, down 857.0% YoY from 0.22% in Q2 2025, and down 111.94% on a QoQ basis from 13.66% in Q1 2026.
Lsb Industries (LXU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lsb Industries (LXU) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.63% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 857.0% year-over-year to 1.63% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 9.53% (up 1254.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.31%, up 1036.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 1.63% in Q2 2026, from 13.66% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 46.58% in Q2 2022 to a low of 22.36% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 10.9% and a median of 9.1% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin soared 4067 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 3294 bps.
- Tracing LXU's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 35.39% in 2022, then sank by 93 bps to 2.45% in 2023, then tumbled by 304 bps to 5.0% in 2024, then jumped by 423 bps to 16.17% in 2025, then sank by 110 bps to 1.63% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.63% (Q2 2026), 13.66% (Q1 2026), and 16.17% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.23 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 10.03% |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.67 Bn | 4.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Olin | 2.14 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 170.20 Mn | 2.67% |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.57 Bn | -373.29 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 12.36% |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.11 Bn | 870.32 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 15.21% |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 911.89 Mn | 717.89 Mn | 55.00 Mn | -2.42% |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 797.55 Mn | 579.20 Mn | 11.46 Mn | -1.63% |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 760.46 Mn | 711.14 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 29.39% |
| 10 | Rayonier Advanced Materials | 585.99 Mn | 528.98 Mn | 22.95 Mn | -1.69% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.63% |
| 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 | -5.00% |
| 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 | 35.39% |
| 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% |