Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 16.69% in Q1 2026, up 5.13% quarter-over-quarter from 15.88% in Q4 2025, and up 368.0% on a YoY basis from 3.57% in Q1 2025.
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sterling Infrastructure's Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.69% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 368.0% year-over-year to 16.69%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.9% (up 368.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.3%, up 379.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 16.69% for Q1 2026 at Sterling Infrastructure, up from 15.88% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 18.19% in Q3 2025 to a low of 8.02% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 12.19% across 5 years, with a median of 11.54% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 2326 bps in 2022, then surged 454 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 8.26% in 2022, then soared by 39 bps to 11.48% in 2023, then gained by 9 bps to 12.48% in 2024, then increased by 27 bps to 15.88% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 16.69% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.69% (Q1 2026), 15.88% (Q4 2025), and 18.19% (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 | TopBuild | 11.46 Bn | 11.19 Bn | 400.25 Mn | 12.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.32% |