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Friedman Industries profit margin FRD

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

Net margin, 12 months
3.6%
Operating margin, 12 months
5.3%
Net margin on a year earlier
+1.8 pts
Peer median
3.9%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Friedman Industries kept 3.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 5.3% and a gross margin of 20.6%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 14.0%.

The median for 3 steel stocks of a similar size is 3.9%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20263.0%4.0%19.8%
FY20251.4%0.7%17.6%
FY20243.4%4.7%4.7%
FY20233.9%3.8%7.9%
FY20224.9%10.0%14.4%
FY20219.1%12.5%18.7%
FY2020−3.7%−4.8%1.8%
FY20192.7%3.4%6.9%
FY20183.2%4.7%8.2%
FY2017−3.4%−5.4%−0.2%
FY20160.4%0.0%5.7%
FY20150.4%0.6%4.7%
FY20141.5%2.1%6.1%
FY20134.5%6.7%10.6%
FY20125.0%7.5%10.9%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q1 FY273.6%+1.8 pts5.3%
Q4 FY263.0%+1.7 pts4.0%
Q3 FY262.7%+1.4 pts3.4%
Q2 FY262.2%+0.5 pts2.9%
Q1 FY261.8%−0.6 pts2.5%
Q4 FY251.4%−2.0 pts0.7%
Q3 FY251.3%−2.4 pts0.9%
Q2 FY251.7%−2.0 pts2.4%
Q1 FY252.5%−0.9 pts2.6%
Q4 FY243.4%−0.5 pts4.7%
Q3 FY243.7%+2.2 pts4.9%
Q2 FY243.7%+3.0 pts4.0%

Against its peers

Companies in Steel nearest Friedman Industries' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
FRDFriedman Industries3.6%
IIINInsteel Industries5.1%
MTUSMetallus0.7%
BWENBroadwind3.9%
Peer median3.9%

Where Friedman Industries 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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