Unum (UNM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unum (UNM) posted Operating Margin of 14.2% for Q2 2026, down 1.47% sequentially from 14.41% in Q1 2026, and down 248.0% YoY from 9.59% in Q2 2025.

Unum (UNM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unum has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 14.2% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly Operating Margin fell 248.0% year-over-year to 14.2% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 14.39% (down 223.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.55%, down 98.0% from the prior year.
Operating Margin eased to 14.2% in Q2 2026 per UNM's latest filing, from 14.41% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 18.39% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 14.11% in Q3 2025.
A 5-year average of 16.42% and a median of 16.78% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 55 bps in 2025, then tumbled 248 bps in 2026.
Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 17.45% in 2022, then dropped by 3 bps to 16.88% in 2023, then declined by 0 bps to 16.8% in 2024, then decreased by 12 bps to 14.86% in 2025, then fell by 4 bps to 14.2% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 14.2%, 14.41%, and 14.86% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Operating Margin (Qtr)
1	Manulife Financial	70.86 Bn	50.95 Bn	-	-
2	Metlife	60.18 Bn	32.86 Bn	7.82 Bn	34.99%
3	Aflac	58.60 Bn	-44.40 Bn	2.27 Bn	23.90%
4	Prudential	35.64 Bn	27.32 Bn	-	-
5	Unum	13.88 Bn	4.33 Bn	1.38 Bn	14.20%
6	Primerica	9.32 Bn	8.68 Bn	717.74 Mn	5.06%
7	Jackson Financial	9.08 Bn	3.09 Bn	-	552.38%
8	Lincoln National	8.09 Bn	-3.59 Bn	2.62 Bn	35.78%
9	Genworth Financial	3.76 Bn	1.78 Bn	668.00 Mn	43.98%
10	Brighthouse Financial	3.06 Bn	-5.00 Bn	1.03 Bn	76.51%

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