Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) reported Operating Margin of 74.85% for Q1 2026, up 1306.0% year-over-year from 5.32% in Q1 2025, and up 50.98% quarter-over-quarter from 49.58% in Q4 2025.
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 74.85% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 74.85%, up 1306.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 70.18% (up 1121.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 68.33%, up 2001.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 74.85% in Q1 2026 per WPM's latest filing, from 49.58% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 74.85% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 15.67% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 51.14% and a median of 51.03% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin slumped 6217 bps in 2022, then jumped 1867 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 42.23% in 2022, then tumbled by 63 bps to 15.67% in 2023, then jumped by 97 bps to 30.91% in 2024, then jumped by 60 bps to 49.58% in 2025, then surged by 51 bps to 74.85% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WPM's Operating Margin at 74.85% in Q1 2026, 49.58% in Q4 2025, and 66.25% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seabridge Gold | 2,186.27 Bn | 2,186.17 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Barrick Mining | 1,048.41 Bn | 1,051.14 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 58.20% |
| 3 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 429.35 Bn | 428.20 Bn | 699.37 Mn | 74.85% |
| 4 | Alamos Gold | 144.86 Bn | 144.19 Bn | 442.20 Mn | 57.78% |
| 5 | Gold Fields | 136.49 Bn | 134.71 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Kinross Gold | 110.14 Bn | 107.96 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 55.58% |
| 7 | Newmont | 106.92 Bn | 98.31 Bn | 7.29 Bn | 60.86% |
| 8 | Equinox Gold | 51.34 Bn | 50.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.89 Bn | 44.92 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 29.17% |
| 10 | Aura Minerals | 47.46 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 19.58 Mn | 51.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 74.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 66.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 65.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 61.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 51.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 104.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.26% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 53.29% |