Ingevity (NGVT) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Ingevity (NGVT) reported Operating Margin of 26.55% for Q1 2026, up 190.0% year-over-year from 9.16% in Q1 2025, and up 87.62% on a QoQ basis from 14.15% in Q4 2025.
Ingevity (NGVT) has 12 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 26.55% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 190.0% year-over-year to 26.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.56% (down 62.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.33%, down 218.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 26.55% in Q1 2026 per NGVT's latest filing, from 14.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 26.55% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 6.01% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.43% (2022), against an average of 17.39%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 2997 bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 2314 bps in 2024.
- Tracing NGVT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 10.22% in 2022, then tumbled by 159 bps to 6.01% in 2023, then soared by 499 bps to 23.97% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 14.15% in 2025, then surged by 88 bps to 26.55% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NGVT Operating Margin figures stand at 26.55% (Q1 2026), 14.15% (Q4 2025), and 24.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.85% |
| 10 | Ingevity | 2.32 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 116.40 Mn | 26.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.23% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.91% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 24.76% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.00% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 28.34% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 13.56% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.80% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.93% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 25.73% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.55% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.11% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 22.00% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.22% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.91% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.04% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 18.56% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.51% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 22.59% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 30.63% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 20.32% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 18.87% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 15.48% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 24.53% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 19.35% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 19.24% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 16.59% |