Sterling Infrastructure STRL
NASDAQ STRL
$516.81 -3.72 (-0.71%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 16.69% for Q1 2026, up 368.0% year-over-year from 3.57% in Q1 2025, and up 5.13% quarter-over-quarter from 15.88% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 16.69%, up from 15.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 49.53% in Q4 2022, with the low at 8.02% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 12.48% (2024), against an average of 14.61%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin surged 2403 bps in 2022, then plunged 3805 bps in 2023.
  • Sterling Infrastructure's Operating Margin stood at 49.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 77 bps to 11.48% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 12.48% in 2024, then grew by 27 bps to 15.88% in 2025, then climbed by 5 bps to 16.69% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows STRL's Operating Margin at 16.69% in Q1 2026, 15.88% in Q4 2025, and 18.19% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Quanta Services 96.39 Bn 95.88 Bn 1.55 Bn 7.27%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 58.32 Bn 56.46 Bn 844.23 Mn 17.09%
3 Ferrovial 45.15 Bn 40.18 Bn - -
4 Emcor 34.54 Bn 33.61 Bn 1.02 Bn 10.62%
5 IES Holdings 27.27 Bn 26.88 Bn 340.66 Mn 14.37%
6 Mastec 20.83 Bn 20.51 Bn 556.28 Mn 5.17%
7 APi 17.90 Bn 17.04 Bn 703.00 Mn 7.76%
8 Jacobs Solutions 17.64 Bn 16.47 Bn 810.70 Mn 7.03%
9 Sterling Infrastructure 15.87 Bn 15.41 Bn 289.96 Mn 18.77%
10 Dycom Industries 11.35 Bn 10.64 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 18.77%
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 49.53%
Sep 30, 2022 10.03%
Jun 30, 2022 9.52%
Mar 31, 2022 8.02%
Dec 31, 2021 25.49%
Sep 30, 2021 7.75%