Sterling Infrastructure STRL
NASDAQ STRL
$511.04 +26.18 (+5.40%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) posted Operating Margin of 18.77% for Q2 2026, up 12.45% on a QoQ basis from 16.69% in Q1 2026, and up 175.0% year-over-year from 6.83% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sterling Infrastructure has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 18.77% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 175.0% year-over-year to 18.77% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 17.52%, a 300.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.3%, up 379.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 18.77% for Q2 2026 at Sterling Infrastructure, up from 16.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 18.77% in Q2 2026, with the low at 8.02% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 12.55%, with a median of 12.01% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin gained 6 bps in 2023, then soared 454 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 8.26% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 11.48% in 2023, then advanced by 9 bps to 12.48% in 2024, then rose by 27 bps to 15.88% in 2025, then grew by 18 bps to 18.77% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 18.77% (Q2 2026), 16.69% (Q1 2026), and 15.88% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Ferrovial 40.46 Bn 37.11 Bn - -
2 Emcor 34.53 Bn 33.61 Bn 1.02 Bn 10.62%
3 Jacobs Solutions 16.62 Bn 15.43 Bn 810.70 Mn 7.03%
4 Sterling Infrastructure 15.68 Bn 15.25 Bn 289.96 Mn 18.77%
5 Aecom 8.18 Bn 7.37 Bn -34.04 Mn -2.12%
6 Stantec 7.95 Bn 7.95 Bn 1.36 Bn 12.86%
7 Fluor 7.35 Bn 4.40 Bn 179.00 Mn 3.12%
8 Argan 5.81 Bn 5.26 Bn 74.22 Mn 14.79%
9 Installed Building Products 5.43 Bn 5.03 Bn 258.90 Mn 12.16%
10 Granite Construction 5.20 Bn 4.34 Bn 238.77 Mn 8.71%
Historic Data

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 8.26%
Sep 30, 2022 10.03%
Jun 30, 2022 9.52%
Mar 31, 2022 8.02%
Dec 31, 2021 5.64%
Sep 30, 2021 6.91%