Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Oil-Dri Corp of America's Operating Margin came in at 14.11% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.62 percentage points from 12.49% a year earlier and up 0.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Oil-Dri Corp of America's Operating Margin was 13.77%, down 0.28 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +9.49 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 14.05% in FY2025 (+2.25 pp), 11.80% in FY2024 (+1.87 pp), 9.94% in FY2023 (+8.55 pp) and 1.38% in FY2022 (-2.89 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.97 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 18.41 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 7.23 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ODC's Operating Margin at 13.53% (Q3 2026), 13.33% (Q2 2026) and 14.07% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 164.24 Bn | 143.03 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 141.58 Bn | 102.09 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.17 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 98.56 Bn | 82.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.87 Bn | 83.50 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 60.65% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.55 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.81 Bn | 49.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.19 Bn | 27.21 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Oil-Dri Corp of America | 1.01 Bn | 781.14 Mn | 35.99 Mn | 14.11% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14.11% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13.53% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 13.33% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 14.07% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.04% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 16.56% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 11.34% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.77% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 14.35% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 11.81% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 11.83% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.71% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 7.19% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 6.67% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -4.70% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.20% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.54% |
Oil-Dri Corp of America Operating Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ODC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();