Stantec (STN) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Stantec (STN) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 12.0% in Q1 2026, up 8.26% quarter-over-quarter from 11.08% in Q4 2025, and up 88.0% on a YoY basis from 6.38% in Q1 2025.

Stantec (STN) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stantec's Operating Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 88.0% year-over-year to 12.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.08% (up 108.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 28.85%, down 626.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 12.0% for Q1 2026 at Stantec, up from 11.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 12.54% in Q3 2025 to a low of 9.65% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.91% across 5 years, with a median of 10.96% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin surged 235 bps in 2022, then plunged 76 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 10.59% in 2022, then declined by 7 bps to 9.83% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 9.92% in 2024, then gained by 12 bps to 11.08% in 2025, then climbed by 8 bps to 12.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.0% (Q1 2026), 11.08% (Q4 2025), and 12.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Quanta Services 103.56 Bn 103.29 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.30%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 64.33 Bn 63.28 Bn 754.41 Mn 16.95%
3 Emcor 36.81 Bn 35.90 Bn 863.95 Mn 8.73%
4 Mastec 27.54 Bn 27.38 Bn 477.90 Mn 3.70%
5 Sterling Infrastructure 25.78 Bn 25.28 Bn 194.30 Mn 16.69%
6 APi 18.83 Bn 18.18 Bn 620.00 Mn 5.20%
7 Jacobs Solutions 14.81 Bn 13.43 Bn 794.89 Mn -2.20%
8 IES Holdings 14.35 Bn 14.09 Bn 254.79 Mn 11.52%
9 Dycom Industries 13.61 Bn 12.90 Bn - -
10 Stantec 71.69 Mn 71.69 Mn 914.10 Mn 12.00%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 12.00%
Dec 31, 2025 11.08%
Sep 30, 2025 12.54%
Jun 30, 2025 11.91%
Mar 31, 2025 11.12%
Dec 31, 2024 9.92%
Sep 30, 2024 11.48%
Jun 30, 2024 10.99%
Mar 31, 2024 10.50%
Dec 31, 2023 9.83%
Sep 30, 2023 11.35%
Jun 30, 2023 10.96%
Mar 31, 2023 10.15%
Dec 31, 2022 10.59%
Sep 30, 2022 10.82%
Jun 30, 2022 10.54%
Mar 31, 2022 9.65%
Dec 31, 2021 8.24%
Sep 30, 2021 11.21%
Jun 30, 2021 10.81%