Growth Metrics

Mister Car Wash (MCW) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)

Mister Car Wash has reported Operating Margin over the past 7 years, most recently at 21.23% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 99.0% year-over-year to 21.23%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 3.34%, up 19.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 2.81%, 64.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 21.23% at Mister Car Wash, up from 49.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 24.12% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 55.3% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 3.66% and a median of 19.89% in 2024 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Margin climbed as much as 9412bps in 2022 and fell as far as -7703bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 55.3% in 2022, then increased by 6bps to 51.98% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 49.99% in 2024, then rose by 1bps to 49.53% in 2025, then surged by 143bps to 21.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for MCW at 21.23% in Q1 2026, 49.53% in Q4 2025, and 19.68% in Q3 2025.