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Badger Meter profit margin BMI

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
14.4%
Operating margin, 12 months
18.8%
Net margin on a year earlier
−1.0 pts
Peer median
8.2%

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Badger Meter kept 14.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 18.8% and a gross margin of 41.6%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 11.8%.

The median for 10 medical instruments and supplies stocks of a similar size is 8.2%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202515.5%20.0%41.7%
FY202415.1%19.1%39.8%
FY202313.2%16.8%39.3%
FY202211.8%15.4%38.9%
FY202112.1%15.6%40.7%
FY202011.6%15.3%39.5%
FY201911.1%14.6%38.5%
FY20186.4%13.1%37.4%
FY20178.6%14.1%38.7%
FY20168.2%12.9%38.2%
FY20156.9%11.2%35.9%
FY20148.1%12.6%36.0%
FY20137.4%11.7%35.0%
FY20128.8%13.9%38.2%
FY20117.3%10.5%34.2%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q3 FY2614.4%−1.0 pts18.8%
Q2 FY2614.3%−1.3 pts18.6%
Q1 FY2614.6%−1.2 pts18.9%
Q4 FY2515.5%+0.3 pts20.0%
Q3 FY2515.4%+0.6 pts19.9%
Q2 FY2515.5%+1.1 pts19.9%
Q1 FY2515.7%+1.9 pts20.0%
Q4 FY2415.1%+2.0 pts19.1%
Q3 FY2414.8%+2.0 pts18.8%
Q2 FY2414.4%+2.2 pts18.1%
Q1 FY2413.8%+1.7 pts17.5%
Q4 FY2313.2%+1.4 pts16.8%

Against its peers

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Where Badger Meter ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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