United Guardian (UG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
United Guardian (UG) posted Operating Margin of 24.26% for Q2 2026, down 0.24 percentage points from 24.50% a year earlier but up 1.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Guardian (UG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at United Guardian was 20.82%, down 5.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.27%, down 8.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -11.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Guardian's Operating Margin was 29.94% in FY2024 (+3.63 pp), 26.30% in FY2023 (-5.49 pp), 31.79% in FY2022 (-8.89 pp) and 40.68% in FY2021 (+7.59 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 9.50% in Q3 2025 to a high of 39.94% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.73 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 15.65 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 21.52 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 22.37% (Q1 2026), 24.37% (Q4 2025) and 9.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 28.21% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 37.86% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -3.52% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 32.97% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 34.95% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -133.21% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 28.37% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 37.40% |
| 10 | United Guardian | 32.62 Mn | -1.89 Mn | 1.55 Mn | 24.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.26% |
| 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% |
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United Guardian Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=UG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "UG", "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=UG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();