Nomad Foods (NOMD) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Nomad Foods (NOMD) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 9.55% for Q1 2026, down 309.0% year-on-year from 4.57% in Q1 2025, and down 29.95% on a QoQ basis from 13.63% in Q4 2025.
Nomad Foods (NOMD) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nomad Foods (NOMD) has reported Operating Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 9.55% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 309.0% year-over-year to 9.55% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.23% (down 188.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.96%, down 115.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 9.55% in Q1 2026 per NOMD's latest filing, from 13.63% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for NOMD reached as high as 18.35% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 9.55% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 14.37% and a median of 14.64% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 309 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 334 bps in 2024.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 12.02% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 11.88% in 2023, then gained by 18 bps to 14.07% in 2024, then declined by 3 bps to 13.63% in 2025, then retreated by 30 bps to 9.55% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 9.55%, 13.63%, and 15.59% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
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| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Nomad Foods | 1.65 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 208.93 Mn | 9.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.84% |