Xpel (XPEL) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)

Xpel (XPEL) posted Operating Margin of 11.09% for Q1 2026, down 12.43% quarter-over-quarter from 12.66% in Q4 2025, and up 37.0% year-on-year from 8.09% in Q1 2025.

Xpel (XPEL) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Xpel (XPEL) has reported Operating Margin for 9 consecutive years, with 11.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.09%, up 37.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.18% (down 88.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.16%, down 91.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 11.09% for Q1 2026 at Xpel, down from 12.66% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 19.75% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 10.24% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 14.85%, with a median of 13.97% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin surged 415 bps in 2022 and tumbled 715 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 13.82% in 2022, then slipped by 2 bps to 13.48% in 2023, then slipped by 15 bps to 11.48% in 2024, then grew by 10 bps to 12.66% in 2025, then retreated by 12 bps to 11.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 11.09% in Q1 2026, 12.66% in Q4 2025, and 13.36% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 2.23%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 19.08%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 4.46%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 4.57%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -24,400.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.51%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 7.43%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 8.61%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 11.09%
10 Xpel 1.35 Bn 1.31 Bn 51.23 Mn 11.09%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 11.09%
Dec 31, 2025 12.66%
Sep 30, 2025 13.36%
Jun 30, 2025 15.47%
Mar 31, 2025 10.71%
Dec 31, 2024 11.48%
Sep 30, 2024 16.29%
Jun 30, 2024 17.45%
Mar 31, 2024 10.24%
Dec 31, 2023 13.48%
Sep 30, 2023 17.17%
Jun 30, 2023 19.75%
Mar 31, 2023 17.39%
Dec 31, 2022 13.82%
Sep 30, 2022 19.28%
Jun 30, 2022 18.77%
Mar 31, 2022 13.97%
Dec 31, 2021 12.16%
Sep 30, 2021 15.13%
Jun 30, 2021 18.44%