Navigator Holdings (NVGS) Net Margin (2013 - 2026)
Navigator Holdings' Net Margin was 36.50% in Q2 2026, up 17.53 percentage points from 18.98% a year earlier and up 8.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Navigator Holdings (NVGS) Net Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Navigator Holdings' Net Margin was 26.14% through Jun 30, 2026, up 8.06 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.66%, up 1.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +19.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 18.39% in FY2024 (+0.78 pp), 17.61% in FY2023 (+4.07 pp), 13.54% in FY2022 (+22.31 pp) and -8.77% in FY2021 (-8.64 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Net Margin in data going back to Q1 2013.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.83 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 48.48 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 42.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NVGS's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 28.02% (Q1 2026), 13.70% (Q4 2025) and 25.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.80 Bn | 165.33 Bn | - | 29.04% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | 25.46% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.81 Bn | 60.70 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.31 Bn | 76.33 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.23 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 21.18% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.77 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.27 Bn | 32.46 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.09 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | 4.56% |
| 10 | Navigator Holdings | 1.42 Bn | 719.15 Mn | 120.83 Mn | 31.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -38.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.68% |
API Access
Navigator Holdings Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=NVGS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "NVGS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=NVGS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();