Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Utz Brands' Operating Margin came in at -1.48% for Q2 2026, down 3.22 percentage points from 1.75% a year earlier and down 3.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Utz Brands reported Operating Margin of 0.67%, down 2.05 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.36%, down 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +2.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 4.18% in FY2024 (+3.07 pp), 1.11% in FY2023 (+0.73 pp), 0.38% in FY2022 and -0.29% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.33 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 5.58 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.57 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UTZ's Operating Margin at 2.16% (Q1 2026), 1.20% (Q4 2025) and 0.87% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.80% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.06% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Utz Brands | 2.05 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 96.20 Mn | -1.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -1.48% |
| 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 | -2.12% |
| 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% |
API Access
Utz Brands Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=UTZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "UTZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=UTZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();