ArcelorMittal (MT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
ArcelorMittal (MT) reported Operating Margin of 4.87% for Q1 2026, down 70.0% on a YoY basis from 16.24% in Q1 2025, and up 123.03% quarter-over-quarter from 2.18% in Q4 2025.
ArcelorMittal (MT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ArcelorMittal has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.87% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 70.0% year-over-year to 4.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.73% (up 71.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.91%, up 61.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.87%, up from 2.18% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 20.3% in Q1 2022, with the low at 13.61% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 6.3% across 5 years, with a median of 6.44% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 2372 bps — and 2024, when it surged 1720 bps.
- ArcelorMittal's Operating Margin stood at 1.81% in 2022, then slumped by 651 bps to 13.61% in 2023, then soared by 126 bps to 3.6% in 2024, then sank by 39 bps to 2.18% in 2025, then jumped by 123 bps to 4.87% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.87% (Q1 2026), 2.18% (Q4 2025), and 3.47% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 7.37% |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.83% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | 4.87% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 9.14% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -4.33% |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | -51.70% |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | 44.81% |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 0.40% |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 9.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.91% |