Western Midstream Partners WES
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:47 AM EDT

Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) Operating Margin (2012 - 2018)

Western Midstream Partners (WES) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 8.44% for Q4 2018, down 2022.0% year-over-year from 0.44% in Q4 2017, and down 99.68% quarter-over-quarter from 2661.73% in Q3 2018.

Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) Operating Margin (2012 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Western Midstream Partners (WES) has reported Operating Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 8.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Operating Margin fell 2022.0% year-over-year to 8.44%; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at 25.35% (down 598.0% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was 31.42%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin declined to 8.44% in Q4 2018 per WES's latest filing, from 2661.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 2661.73% in Q3 2018 and bottomed at 28.39% in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 169.57% across 5 years, with a median of 35.9% in 2015.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Operating Margin slumped 6573 bps — and 2018, when it soared 263064 bps.
  • Western Midstream Partners' Operating Margin stood at 37.35% in 2014, then tumbled by 176 bps to 28.39% in 2015, then surged by 224 bps to 35.33% in 2016, then slipped by 19 bps to 28.66% in 2017, then slumped by 71 bps to 8.44% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows WES's Operating Margin at 8.44% in Q4 2018, 2661.73% in Q3 2018, and 16.98% in Q2 2018.

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 8.44%
Sep 30, 2018 2,661.73%
Jun 30, 2018 16.98%
Mar 31, 2018 246.64%
Dec 31, 2017 28.66%
Sep 30, 2017 31.09%
Jun 30, 2017 39.39%
Mar 31, 2017 26.65%
Dec 31, 2016 35.33%
Sep 30, 2016 40.81%
Jun 30, 2016 40.90%
Mar 31, 2016 39.72%
Dec 31, 2015 -28.39%
Sep 30, 2015 52.18%
Jun 30, 2015 36.46%
Mar 31, 2015 -28.18%
Dec 31, 2014 37.35%
Sep 30, 2014 37.11%
Jun 30, 2014 33.80%
Mar 31, 2014 34.80%