Unitil (UTL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Unitil (UTL) posted Operating Margin of 25.77% for Q1 2026, up 19.95% sequentially from 21.49% in Q4 2025, and down 128.0% YoY from 92.04% in Q1 2025.
Unitil (UTL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitil has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 25.77% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 128.0% year-over-year to 25.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.05% (up 3.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.88%, up 57.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 25.77% in Q1 2026 per UTL's latest filing, from 21.49% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 27.05% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 6.24% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 15.99% and a median of 15.85% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin plunged 548 bps in 2022, then surged 680 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 15.85% in 2022, then jumped by 35 bps to 21.45% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 22.12% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 21.49% in 2025, then climbed by 20 bps to 25.77% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 25.77%, 21.49%, and 6.92% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aes | 10.53 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 18.41% |
| 2 | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners | 7.90 Bn | 4.39 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 22.77% |
| 3 | Algonquin Power & Utilities | 4.48 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 325.50 Mn | 15.37% |
| 4 | Avista | 3.18 Bn | 2.99 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 5 | Unitil | 970.86 Mn | 961.66 Mn | 93.20 Mn | 13.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.34% |