Growth Metrics

Shoe Carnival (SCVL) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)

Shoe Carnival has reported Operating Margin over the past 13 years, most recently at 16.15% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 2149.0% to 16.15% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.3% through Jan 2026, down 628.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.3% for FY2026, 628.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 16.15% for Q1 2026 at Shoe Carnival, down from 6.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 168.15% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 16.15% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 8.23% (2025), against an average of 16.38%.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin skyrocketed 16399bps in 2022 and then plummeted -15828bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 12.75% in 2022, then tumbled by -32bps to 8.73% in 2023, then dropped by -8bps to 7.99% in 2024, then decreased by -22bps to 6.27% in 2025, then tumbled by -358bps to 16.15% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SCVL's Operating Margin are 16.15% (Q1 2026), 6.27% (Q4 2025), and 8.23% (Q3 2025).