Western Midstream Partners WES
NYSE WES
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As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 9:44 AM EDT

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

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Western Midstream Partners' Operating Margin was 29.47% in Q4 2018, up 0.81 percentage points from 28.66% a year earlier but down 9.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

For FY2018, Operating Margin at Western Midstream Partners came in at 31.42%, up 0.09 percentage points from FY2017.

  • Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +1.61 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • In earlier years, Operating Margin was 31.33% in FY2017 (-7.72 pp), 39.05% in FY2016 (+30.25 pp), 8.80% in FY2015 (-27.17 pp) and 35.97% in FY2014 (+6.16 pp).
  • Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -28.39% (Q4 2015) and 52.18% (Q3 2015) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.52 percentage points.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q1 2016 (a gain of 67.90 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2015 (a drop of 65.73 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, WES's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q4 2018 was 39.32% (Q3 2018), 16.98% (Q2 2018) and 42.84% (Q1 2018).
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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 29.47%
Sep 30, 2018 39.32%
Jun 30, 2018 16.98%
Mar 31, 2018 42.84%
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%
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