Growth Metrics

Methode Electronics (MEI) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Methode Electronics has reported Operating Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 2.61% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 169.0% year-over-year to 2.61%, compared with a TTM value of 1.26% through Jan 2026, up 453.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 1.0%, up 905.0% over the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 2.61% for Q1 2026, down from 1.17% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 10.38% in Q4 2022 to a low of 25.01% in Q2 2022.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 0.46% (2025), compared with a mean of 1.74%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 2783bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of -2820bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 10.38% in 2022, then plummeted by -272bps to 17.81% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 118bps to 3.21% in 2024, then tumbled by -63bps to 1.17% in 2025, then crashed by -322bps to 2.61% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MEI's Operating Margin are 2.61% (Q1 2026), 1.17% (Q4 2025), and 0.46% (Q3 2025).