SunCoke Energy (SXC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
SunCoke Energy's Operating Margin was 6.10% in Q2 2026, up 3.84 percentage points from 2.26% a year earlier and up 5.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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SunCoke Energy (SXC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, SunCoke Energy's Operating Margin was -2.69% through Jun 30, 2026, down 9.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -2.42%, down 10.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -7.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 7.85% in FY2024 (+1.79 pp), 6.06% in FY2023 (-1.73 pp), 7.79% in FY2022 (-1.93 pp) and 9.72% in FY2021 (+4.49 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.46 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 7.33 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 27.67 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SXC's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.97% (Q1 2026), -20.37% (Q4 2025) and 2.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 800.37 Mn | 512.07 Mn | 100.40 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.30% |
API Access
SunCoke Energy Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SXC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SXC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SXC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();