Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Utz Brands (UTZ) reported Operating Margin of 2.16% for Q1 2026, up 54.0% on a YoY basis from 1.4% in Q1 2025, and up 80.19% sequentially from 1.2% in Q4 2025.
Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Utz Brands (UTZ) has 8 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.16% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 54.0% year-over-year to 2.16%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.49% (down 239.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.36%, down 282.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 2.16% in Q1 2026, from 1.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 6.32% in Q2 2024 to a low of 6.6% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.42% and a median of 1.62% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 1005 bps in 2022 and soared 645 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing UTZ's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.14% in 2022, then tumbled by 30 bps to 2.89% in 2023, then declined by 27 bps to 2.11% in 2024, then plunged by 43 bps to 1.2% in 2025, then surged by 80 bps to 2.16% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UTZ's Operating Margin at 2.16% in Q1 2026, 1.2% in Q4 2025, and 0.87% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Utz Brands | 1.24 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 91.90 Mn | 2.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.16% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.20% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.87% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.75% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.62% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 2.11% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.89% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.42% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.73% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -0.60% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -3.56% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 4.14% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -6.60% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.92% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.47% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 3.45% |