Standard Motor Products (SMP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Standard Motor Products (SMP) posted Operating Margin of 7.56% for Q1 2026, up 34.89% quarter-over-quarter from 5.6% in Q4 2025, and up 164.0% year-on-year from 2.86% in Q1 2025.
Standard Motor Products (SMP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Standard Motor Products (SMP) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 7.56% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.56%, up 164.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.99% (up 214.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.62%, up 211.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 7.56% for Q1 2026 at Standard Motor Products, up from 5.6% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 9.55% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 1.13% in Q4 2024.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 6.77%, with a median of 7.56% recorded in 2026.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 3007 bps in 2022, down 303 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 5.1% in 2022, then plunged by 33 bps to 3.42% in 2023, then slumped 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.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 7.56% in Q1 2026, 5.6% in Q4 2025, and 9.55% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advance Auto Parts | 65.13 Bn | 62.01 Bn | 869.00 Mn | 2.23% |
| 2 | Autozone | 53.07 Bn | 52.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Magna International | 17.54 Bn | 16.29 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 4.46% |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 16.15 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 5 | Aurora Innovation | 13.77 Bn | 12.55 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -24,400.00% |
| 6 | Borgwarner | 13.21 Bn | 13.37 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 7 | Aptiv | 12.84 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 8 | Autoliv | 8.73 Bn | 8.37 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 8.61% |
| 9 | Modine Manufacturing | 8.68 Bn | 8.59 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 10 | Standard Motor Products | 854.32 Mn | 868.57 Mn | 139.17 Mn | 7.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -24.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.79% |