Mesa Laboratories MLAB
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$121.13 -2.78 (-2.24%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Mesa Laboratories' (MLAB) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 11.69% in Q2 2026, up 655.0% year-over-year from 1.55% in Q2 2025, and up 171.12% quarter-over-quarter from 4.31% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mesa Laboratories has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 11.69% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 655.0% year-over-year to 11.69%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 9.0% (up 330.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 7.43%, up 65.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 11.69% for Q2 2026 at Mesa Laboratories, up from 4.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 12.25% in Q4 2025 to a low of 460.55% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 21.68%, with a median of 4.73% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin slumped 46148 bps in 2024 and jumped 46292 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 6.27% in 2022, then sank by 102 bps to 0.13% in 2023, then soared by 7440 bps to 9.2% in 2024, then soared by 33 bps to 12.25% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 11.69% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 11.69% in Q2 2026, 4.31% in Q1 2026, and 12.25% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 223.99 Bn 219.93 Bn 8.34 Bn 17.40%
2 Danaher 141.56 Bn 137.22 Bn 3.61 Bn 17.99%
3 Agilent Technologies 40.36 Bn 38.60 Bn 1.04 Bn 23.64%
4 Illumina 30.41 Bn 29.24 Bn 770.00 Mn 21.14%
5 Revvity 13.50 Bn 12.48 Bn 416.87 Mn 12.24%
6 Bio-Techne 11.25 Bn 10.98 Bn 211.39 Mn 23.13%
7 Bio-Rad Laboratories 9.88 Bn 8.26 Bn 345.80 Mn 11.15%
8 Repligen 9.29 Bn 8.28 Bn 110.04 Mn 6.85%
9 10x Genomics 8.62 Bn 8.06 Bn 112.50 Mn -12.95%
10 Mesa Laboratories 684.72 Mn 652.49 Mn 39.01 Mn 11.69%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 11.69%
Mar 31, 2026 4.31%
Dec 31, 2025 12.25%
Sep 30, 2025 7.78%
Jun 30, 2025 5.15%
Mar 31, 2025 2.36%
Dec 31, 2024 9.20%
Sep 30, 2024 6.07%
Jun 30, 2024 9.59%
Mar 31, 2024 -460.55%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.13%
Sep 30, 2023 -1.36%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.31%
Mar 31, 2023 0.93%
Dec 31, 2022 6.27%
Sep 30, 2022 6.80%
Jun 30, 2022 -9.11%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.19%
Dec 31, 2021 -4.59%
Sep 30, 2021 11.72%