Paccar (PCAR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Paccar's (PCAR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 61.85% in Q2 2026, up 103.0% year-over-year from 30.47% in Q2 2025, and up 2.38% quarter-over-quarter from 63.36% in Q1 2026.
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Paccar (PCAR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paccar (PCAR) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 61.85% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 103.0% year-over-year to 61.85% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 63.45%, a 168.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 64.46%, down 683.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 61.85% for Q2 2026 at Paccar, up from 63.36% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 55.05% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 66.32% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 61.24% and a median of 62.95% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 877 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1095 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 63.02% in 2022, then advanced by 12 bps to 55.19% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 59.58% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 65.0% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 61.85% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 61.85% (Q2 2026), 63.36% (Q1 2026), and 65.0% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Paccar | 59.95 Bn | 51.29 Bn | 1.56 Bn | -61.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -61.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -63.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -65.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -63.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -62.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -66.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -59.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -58.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -57.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -55.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -55.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -55.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -56.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -63.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -63.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -63.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -65.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -66.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -69.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -66.09% |
API Access
Paccar 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=PCAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PCAR", "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=PCAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();