UL Solutions (ULS) Operating Margin (2023 - 2026)

UL Solutions (ULS) reported Operating Margin of 18.21% for Q1 2026, up 274.0% on a YoY basis from 4.87% in Q1 2025, and up 21.73% sequentially from 14.96% in Q4 2025.

UL Solutions (ULS) Operating Margin (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

UL Solutions (ULS) has 4 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 18.21% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 274.0% year-over-year to 18.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.74% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.1%, up 100.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin advanced to 18.21% in Q1 2026, from 14.96% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 19.92% in Q3 2025 to a low of 11.92% in Q1 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 15.79% and a median of 15.56% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 462 bps in 2024 and plunged 61 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ULS's Operating Margin over 4 years: stood at 12.57% in 2023, then rose by 24 bps to 15.56% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 14.96% in 2025, then advanced by 22 bps to 18.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULS's Operating Margin at 18.21% in Q1 2026, 14.96% in Q4 2025, and 19.92% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 82.43 Bn 82.25 Bn 1.45 Bn 23.22%
2 Rentokil Initial 71.81 Bn 69.31 Bn - 7.67%
3 Relx 63.28 Bn 63.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 40.35 Bn 39.49 Bn - 30.62%
5 Copart 26.32 Bn 22.97 Bn 732.88 Mn 37.53%
6 Global Payments 22.09 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.53%
7 Rb Global 20.79 Bn 20.60 Bn 927.90 Mn 17.62%
8 UL Solutions 17.26 Bn 17.01 Bn 381.00 Mn 18.21%
9 Aramark 15.08 Bn 14.60 Bn 426.39 Mn 4.48%
10 Amentum Holdings 5.52 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 4.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.21%
Dec 31, 2025 14.96%
Sep 30, 2025 19.92%
Jun 30, 2025 17.91%
Mar 31, 2025 15.46%
Dec 31, 2024 15.56%
Sep 30, 2024 17.78%
Jun 30, 2024 17.26%
Mar 31, 2024 13.58%
Dec 31, 2023 12.57%
Sep 30, 2023 13.17%
Jun 30, 2023 16.98%
Mar 31, 2023 11.92%