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

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DateValue
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%