Veralto (VLTO) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Veralto (VLTO) posted Operating Margin of 21.37% for Q3 2026, down 10.09% sequentially from 23.77% in Q2 2026, and down 146.0% YoY from 46.46% in Q3 2025.
Veralto (VLTO) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Veralto has reported Operating Margin for 5 years, with the latest figure at 21.37% in Q3 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 146.0% year-over-year to 21.37% in Q3 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 22.74% (down 60.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.21%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 21.37% in Q3 2026 per VLTO's latest filing, from 23.77% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 24.17% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 21.37% in Q3 2026.
- A 5-year average of 23.05% and a median of 23.22% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin plunged 163 bps in 2023, then soared 169 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 23.56% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 22.2% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 22.9% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 22.64% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 21.37% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 21.37%, 23.77%, and 22.64% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 24.35 Bn | 22.23 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 21.37% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.16 Bn | 7.80 Bn | 288.30 Mn | 31.02% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 7.42 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 17.64% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 3.17 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -11.64% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.24 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - | -916.09% |
| 6 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 521.85 Mn | 493.18 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 398.07 Mn | 305.01 Mn | 8.96 Mn | -49.05% |
| 8 | Arq | 94.31 Mn | 93.40 Mn | 11.51 Mn | -0.23% |
| 9 | Fuel Tech | 43.03 Mn | 23.42 Mn | 2.68 Mn | -24.13% |
| 10 | CleanCore Solutions | 34.84 Mn | 17.79 Mn | -419,259.00 | -3,490.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 21.37% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 23.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.64% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 23.22% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 22.83% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.90% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 23.44% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 23.21% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 23.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.20% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 21.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.38% |