Parsons (PSN) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)
Parsons' Operating Margin came in at 0.08% for Q2 2026, down 5.96 percentage points from 6.04% a year earlier and down 6.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Parsons (PSN) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Parsons reported Operating Margin of 4.93%, down 1.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 6.57%, up 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +2.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 6.34% in FY2024 (+1.04 pp), 5.30% in FY2023 (+0.87 pp), 4.43% in FY2022 (+0.81 pp) and 3.62% in FY2021 (-0.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2019.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.58 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 2.40 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 5.96 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PSN's Operating Margin at 6.42% (Q1 2026), 6.56% (Q4 2025) and 6.66% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.06 Bn | 284.06 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.10 Bn | 225.31 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.40 Bn | 55.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 118.20 Bn | 104.92 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.39 Bn | 87.99 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.92 Bn | 77.03 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.84 Bn | 70.20 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.73 Bn | 60.97 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.60 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Parsons | 4.44 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 295.24 Mn | 0.08% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.16% |
Parsons 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=PSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PSN", "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=PSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();