SunCoke Energy (SXC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
SunCoke Energy's Operating Margin was 8.36% in Q3 2026, up 5.60 percentage points from 2.75% a year earlier and up 2.25 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 -1.25% through Sep 30, 2026, down 6.08 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 Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.25 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 6.12 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 Q3 2026 was 6.10% (Q2 2026), 0.97% (Q1 2026) and -20.37% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 841.57 Mn | 548.17 Mn | 103.60 Mn | 8.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.36% |
| 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% |
API Access
SunCoke Energy Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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();