Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
Universal Logistics Holdings posted quarterly Operating Margin of 15.78% for Q4 2025, up 4338.0% year-on-year from 0.36% in Q4 2024, and up 153.34% on a QoQ basis from 29.59% in Q3 2025.
Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 15.78% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Margin rose 4338.0% year-over-year to 15.78%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 1.35% (down 332.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.35%, down 332.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 15.78%, up from 29.59% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 15.78% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 29.59% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 8.73% (2023), against an average of 5.48%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 4338 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 3958 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 5.09% in 2021, then jumped by 106 bps to 10.5% in 2022, then slipped by 17 bps to 8.72% in 2023, then tumbled by 416 bps to 27.59% in 2024, then jumped by 157 bps to 15.78% in 2025.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 15.78% (Q4 2025), 29.59% (Q3 2025), and 5.05% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.78% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 8.30% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 8.29% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.54% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 2.39% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -1.96% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 0.34% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.49% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | -6.29% |
| 10 | Universal Logistics Holdings | 422.83 Mn | 385.63 Mn | 339.25 Mn | 15.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.78% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -29.59% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -27.59% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 9.99% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 8.82% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.50% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 13.80% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 12.26% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.09% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 3.75% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 7.41% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.10% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 6.04% |
| Jul 4, 2020 | 4.20% |
| Apr 4, 2020 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.12% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | -1.96% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 8.02% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.63% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 6.02% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -1.11% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 2.10% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.22% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 3.69% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 6.06% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.46% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 5.96% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 7.77% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.21% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 7.61% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 7.94% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.37% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 8.59% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 8.94% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 7.76% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.26% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.26% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.96% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 4.49% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 3.40% |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 10.51% |
| Oct 2, 2010 | 2.98% |
| Jul 3, 2010 | 2.64% |