Nov (NOV) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nov (NOV) reported Operating Margin of 9.04% for Q2 2026, up 2.51 percentage points from 6.54% a year earlier and up 6.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nov (NOV) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nov's Operating Margin came in at 5.08%, down 2.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.65%, down 4.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +45.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 9.88% in FY2024 (+2.29 pp), 7.58% in FY2023 (+3.94 pp), 3.65% in FY2022 (+6.07 pp) and -2.43% in FY2021 (+37.39 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.07 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 21.69 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 7.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.29% (Q1 2026), 4.04% (Q4 2025) and 4.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.12 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.94% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.58 Bn | 18.68 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 28.36 Bn | 20.08 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.62% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 27.79 Bn | 23.92 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -57.68% |
| 5 | Noble | 7.02 Bn | 4.96 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.23% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.92 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 9.04% |
| 7 | Transocean | 6.76 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 15.73% |
| 8 | Valaris | 6.36 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 9.48% |
| 9 | Weatherford International | 6.16 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 10 | Kodiak Gas Services | 4.68 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 246.76 Mn | 31.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.21% |
API Access
Nov Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "NOV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();