Growth Metrics

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

Methode Electronics' Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure 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 for Q1 2026 was 2.61% at Methode Electronics, down from 1.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 10.38% in Q4 2022, with the low at 25.01% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 1.74%, with a median of 0.46% recorded in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 2783bps in 2023; the steepest drop was -2820bps in 2023.
  • Tracing MEI's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 10.38% in 2022, then crashed by -272bps to 17.81% in 2023, then soared by 118bps to 3.21% in 2024, then plummeted by -63bps to 1.17% in 2025, then tumbled 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).