Unitil (UTL) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Unitil's Net Margin was -1.33% in Q3 2026, down 1.04 percentage points from -0.30% a year earlier and down 5.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Unitil (UTL) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Unitil's Net Margin was 9.06% through Sep 30, 2026, down 0.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.31%, down 0.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +1.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 9.52% in FY2024 (+1.41 pp), 8.11% in FY2023 (+0.76 pp), 7.35% in FY2022 (-0.28 pp) and 7.63% in FY2021 (-0.07 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.25 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 4.28 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 2.45 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UTL's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.02% (Q2 2026), 15.21% (Q1 2026) and 11.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 299.49 Bn | 296.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 179.92 Bn | 166.66 Bn | - | 59.02% |
| 3 | Southern | 105.56 Bn | 96.61 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 16.83% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 99.44 Bn | 95.69 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 14.19% |
| 5 | National Grid | 82.69 Bn | 64.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 68.52 Bn | 66.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 11.05% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 59.67 Bn | 57.66 Bn | - | 7.59% |
| 8 | Entergy | 52.06 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 4.04% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.32 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 26.56% |
| 10 | Unitil | 1.01 Bn | 953.94 Mn | - | -1.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.80% |
Unitil Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "UTL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();