Standard Motor Products (SMP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Standard Motor Products' (SMP) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 7.56% in Q1 2026, up 164.0% YoY from 2.86% in Q1 2025, and up 34.89% on a QoQ basis from 5.6% in Q4 2025.
Standard Motor Products (SMP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Standard Motor Products (SMP) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 7.56% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 164.0% year-over-year to 7.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.99% (up 214.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.62%, up 211.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 7.56% in Q1 2026, from 5.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 9.55% in Q3 2025 to a low of 1.13% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 6.77% and a median of 7.56% in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 303 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 447 bps.
- Tracing SMP's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.1% in 2022, then sank by 33 bps to 3.42% in 2023, then tumbled by 67 bps to 1.13% in 2024, then surged by 396 bps to 5.6% in 2025, then jumped by 35 bps to 7.56% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 7.56% (Q1 2026), 5.6% (Q4 2025), and 9.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.06 Bn | 73.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 2 | Autozone | 48.89 Bn | 48.63 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Magna International | 19.51 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 5.76% |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 18.56 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 5.15% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.54 Bn | 11.09 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 10.14% |
| 6 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.76 Bn | 10.36 Bn | 515.00 Mn | 18.58% |
| 7 | Modine Manufacturing | 10.32 Bn | 10.25 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Aptiv | 10.06 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 775.00 Mn | 11.21% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.20 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 509.00 Mn | 6.85% |
| 10 | Standard Motor Products | 856.24 Mn | 856.24 Mn | 164.62 Mn | 10.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.41% |