Middlesex Water MSEX
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$58.28 +0.38 (+0.65%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 12:09 PM EDT

Middlesex Water (MSEX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Middlesex Water (MSEX) posted Operating Margin of 32.35% for Q2 2026, up 20.26% sequentially from 26.9% in Q1 2026, and up 414.0% YoY from 6.29% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Middlesex Water (MSEX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Middlesex Water has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 32.35% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 414.0% year-over-year to 32.35% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 29.22% (up 190.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 27.93%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin grew to 32.35% in Q2 2026 per MSEX's latest filing, from 26.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 34.73% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 19.63% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 27.16% and a median of 26.49% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin jumped 1728 bps in 2022, then plunged 1497 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 20.98% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 21.35% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 22.35% in 2024, then rose by 7 bps to 23.85% in 2025, then surged by 36 bps to 32.35% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 32.35%, 26.9%, and 23.85% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.54 Bn 27.35 Bn 874.00 Mn 40.00%
2 Essential Utilities 11.88 Bn 11.87 Bn 377.22 Mn 36.41%
3 American States Water 3.51 Bn 3.49 Bn 169.26 Mn 35.29%
4 California Water Service 3.04 Bn 2.95 Bn 263.45 Mn 22.97%
5 H2O America 2.70 Bn 2.60 Bn 197.11 Mn 20.31%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 32.35%
7 York Water 544.80 Mn 544.25 Mn 17.56 Mn 41.71%
8 Consolidated Water 466.57 Mn 333.94 Mn 10.96 Mn 11.39%
9 Artesian Resources 373.77 Mn 363.96 Mn 29.37 Mn 28.09%
10 Cadiz 344.58 Mn 339.26 Mn -24,000.00 -902.45%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 32.35%
Mar 31, 2026 26.90%
Dec 31, 2025 23.85%
Sep 30, 2025 32.73%
Jun 30, 2025 28.21%
Mar 31, 2025 26.09%
Dec 31, 2024 22.35%
Sep 30, 2024 31.76%
Jun 30, 2024 31.16%
Mar 31, 2024 24.34%
Dec 31, 2023 21.35%
Sep 30, 2023 27.45%
Jun 30, 2023 24.93%
Mar 31, 2023 19.63%
Dec 31, 2022 20.98%
Sep 30, 2022 34.73%
Jun 30, 2022 25.42%
Mar 31, 2022 34.60%
Dec 31, 2021 18.63%
Sep 30, 2021 28.65%