Mdu Resources Group Inc (MDU) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Mdu Resources (MDU) reported Operating Margin of 12.78% for Q2 2026, up 4.14 percentage points from 8.64% a year earlier but down 6.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mdu Resources Group Inc (MDU) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Mdu Resources' Operating Margin came in at 16.98%, up 2.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.49%, up 0.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 15.11% in FY2024 (+2.64 pp), 12.47% in FY2023 (+0.98 pp), 11.50% in FY2022 (+1.91 pp) and 9.58% in FY2021 (-0.27 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 4.75% in Q1 2022 and a high of 20.10% in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.51 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 8.14 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 5.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 19.09% (Q1 2026), 20.10% (Q4 2025) and 12.65% (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.94% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.53% |
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