Growth Metrics

Xpo (XPO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Xpo's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 8.3% in Q1 2026, up 57.0% year-on-year from 5.29% in Q1 2025, and up 16.74% quarter-over-quarter from 7.11% in Q4 2025.

Xpo has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 8.3% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 57.0% year-over-year to 8.3%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.18% (down 22.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.04%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.3%, up from 7.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 9.52% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.22% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 6.74%, with a median of 7.73% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin slumped 351 bps in 2022 and surged 592 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing XPO's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.22% in 2022, then soared by 2708 bps to 6.13% in 2023, then advanced by 26 bps to 7.75% in 2024, then fell by 8 bps to 7.11% in 2025, then gained by 17 bps to 8.3% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 8.3% (Q1 2026), 7.11% (Q4 2025), and 7.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 23.78%
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 8.30%
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 8.29%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.54%
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 2.39%
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -1.96%
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.34%
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.49%
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -6.29%
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -1.87%

Historic Data

Download Data 🔒
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.30%
Dec 31, 2025 7.11%
Sep 30, 2025 7.77%
Jun 30, 2025 9.52%
Mar 31, 2025 7.73%
Dec 31, 2024 7.75%
Sep 30, 2024 8.57%
Jun 30, 2024 9.48%
Mar 31, 2024 6.84%
Dec 31, 2023 6.13%
Sep 30, 2023 7.78%
Jun 30, 2023 5.58%
Mar 31, 2023 3.04%
Dec 31, 2022 0.22%
Sep 30, 2022 7.14%
Jun 30, 2022 8.35%
Mar 31, 2022 3.33%
Dec 31, 2021 3.72%
Sep 30, 2021 3.55%
Jun 30, 2021 6.41%
Mar 31, 2021 3.53%
Dec 31, 2020 5.21%
Sep 30, 2020 5.16%
Jun 30, 2020 -4.75%
Mar 31, 2020 1.55%
Dec 31, 2019 3.17%
Sep 30, 2019 5.51%
Jun 30, 2019 6.09%
Mar 31, 2019 3.20%
Dec 31, 2018 2.87%
Sep 30, 2018 4.82%
Jun 30, 2018 5.23%
Mar 31, 2018 3.36%
Dec 31, 2017 3.01%
Sep 30, 2017 4.55%
Jun 30, 2017 4.66%
Mar 31, 2017 2.93%
Dec 31, 2016 2.36%
Sep 30, 2016 4.55%
Jun 30, 2016 4.62%
Mar 31, 2016 1.76%
Dec 31, 2015 -1.14%
Sep 30, 2015 1.88%
Jun 30, 2015 -2.48%
Mar 31, 2015 -0.68%
Dec 31, 2014 0.72%
Sep 30, 2014 -2.05%
Jun 30, 2014 -2.05%
Mar 31, 2014 -7.58%
Dec 31, 2013 -3.30%
Sep 30, 2013 -9.48%
Jun 30, 2013 -10.28%
Mar 31, 2013 -9.91%
Dec 31, 2012 -10.23%
Sep 30, 2012 -13.10%
Jun 30, 2012 -6.24%
Mar 31, 2012 -9.42%
Dec 31, 2011 -5.42%
Sep 30, 2011 0.99%
Jun 30, 2011 3.73%
Mar 31, 2011 4.82%
Dec 31, 2010 3.28%
Sep 30, 2010 6.57%
Jun 30, 2010 6.55%