United Guardian (UG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
United Guardian's (UG) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 22.37% in Q1 2026, down 226.0% year-on-year from 17.75% in Q1 2025, and down 8.23% quarter-over-quarter from 24.37% in Q4 2025.
United Guardian (UG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
United Guardian has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 22.37% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 22.37%, down 226.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.8% (down 752.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.27%, down 866.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 22.37% for Q1 2026 at United Guardian, down from 24.37% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 38.64% in Q1 2022 to a low of 9.5% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 24.62% (2025), against an average of 26.63%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1333 bps in 2024 and tumbled 2152 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- United Guardian's Operating Margin stood at 23.37% in 2022, then gained by 30 bps to 30.35% in 2023, then retreated by 26 bps to 22.46% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 24.37% in 2025, then fell by 8 bps to 22.37% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 22.37% (Q1 2026), 24.37% (Q4 2025), and 9.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 21.55% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | 8.80% |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 18.11% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 19.62% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 18.09% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 19.81% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.90% |
| 10 | United Guardian | 32.44 Mn | 24.40 Mn | 1.42 Mn | 22.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 39.94% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 41.43% |