Nine Energy Service (NINE) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nine Energy Service (NINE) reported Operating Margin of -2.35% for Q3 2026, down 1.47 percentage points from -0.88% a year earlier and down 0.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Nine Energy Service (NINE) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Nine Energy Service's Operating Margin came in at -2.13%, down 4.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.42%, down 1.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +123.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 1.61% in FY2024 (-1.27 pp), 2.88% in FY2023 (-4.46 pp), 7.34% in FY2022 (+21.66 pp) and -14.31% in FY2021 (+108.95 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -7.75% in Q4 2021 and a high of 11.80% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.38 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 36.25 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 12.38 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.30 Bn | 73.91 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 12.05% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 49.10 Bn | 11.25 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.69% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.94 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 10.94% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.83 Bn | 21.81 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 18.18% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.97 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 8.24% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.45 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 6.38% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.27 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 13.39% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 15.26% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.84 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 13.70% |
| 10 | Nine Energy Service | 101.42 Mn | 38.82 Mn | 20.57 Mn | -2.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -8.70% |
Nine Energy Service Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "NINE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();