SuperworthEnnis profit margin EBF
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 13.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.1 pts
- Peer median
- 3.7%
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Ennis kept 9.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 13.6% and a gross margin of 30.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.4%.
The median for 6 publishing stocks of a similar size is 3.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10.9% | 13.4% | 30.7% |
| FY2025 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 29.7% |
| FY2024 | 10.1% | 13.4% | 29.8% |
| FY2023 | 11.0% | 15.3% | 30.3% |
| FY2022 | 7.2% | 10.9% | 28.7% |
| FY2021 | 6.7% | 10.0% | 29.0% |
| FY2020 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 29.4% |
| FY2019 | 9.3% | 12.5% | 30.8% |
| FY2018 | 8.9% | 12.9% | 31.7% |
| FY2017 | 0.5% | 11.4% | 29.1% |
| FY2016 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 30.1% |
| FY2015 | −7.7% | −6.5% | 25.1% |
| FY2014 | 2.4% | 6.1% | 26.5% |
| FY2013 | 4.6% | 7.6% | 23.3% |
| FY2012 | 6.1% | 10.0% | 25.2% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 9.8% | −1.1 pts | 13.6% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 10.8% | +0.7 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 10.9% | +0.7 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 11.0% | +0.7 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 10.9% | +0.7 pts | 13.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.1% | +0.0 pts | 13.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.2% | +0.1 pts | 13.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.4% | −0.1 pts | 13.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 10.2% | −0.5 pts | 13.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.1% | −0.8 pts | 13.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.1% | −0.8 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 10.5% | +0.8 pts | 14.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Publishing nearest Ennis' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| EBFEnnis | 9.8% |
| SCHLScholastic | 3.6% |
| ACCOACCO BRANDS | 3.7% |
| PMTSCPI Card | 2.3% |
| DLXDeluxe | 4.8% |
| CMPRCIMPRESS | 2.6% |
| WLYJohn Wiley & Sons | 11.9% |
| Peer median | 3.7% |
Where Ennis 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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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.