Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) recorded Operating Margin of 11.41% in Q1 2026, up 5.87 percentage points from 5.54% a year earlier and up 0.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Pinnacle West Capital's Operating Margin came in at 20.92% as of Mar 31, 2026, up 1.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.99%, up 0.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three straight years, though with a five-year change of -1.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 19.75% in FY2024 (+2.19 pp), 17.56% in FY2023 (+0.64 pp), 16.93% in FY2022 (-4.25 pp) and 21.17% in FY2021 (-0.80 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from 3.64% in Q4 2022 to 32.82% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 7.63 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 6.82 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.73% (Q4 2025), 31.96% (Q3 2025) and 22.63% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 29.71% |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 23.72% |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 22.64% |
| 10 | Pinnacle West Capital | 12.32 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 712.87 Mn | 11.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 27.83% |
API Access
Pinnacle West Capital Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PNW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PNW", "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=PNW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();