SuperworthFoster L B profit margin FSTR
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2012.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 2.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 4.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −5.1 pts
- Peer median
- 3.5%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Foster L B kept 2.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.4% and a gross margin of 21.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 2.1%.
The median for 9 industrial distribution stocks of a similar size is 3.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.4% | 4.1% | 21.1% |
| FY2024 | 8.1% | 3.9% | 22.2% |
| FY2023 | 0.3% | 1.7% | 20.6% |
| FY2022 | −9.2% | −1.4% | 18.0% |
| FY2021 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 16.8% |
| FY2020 | 1.5% | 3.1% | 19.1% |
| FY2019 | 6.9% | 4.9% | 19.6% |
| FY2018 | −5.0% | −3.4% | 18.7% |
| FY2017 | 1.0% | 2.9% | 19.6% |
| FY2016 | −29.3% | −29.2% | 18.7% |
| FY2015 | −7.1% | −8.3% | 21.4% |
| FY2014 | 4.2% | 6.1% | 20.0% |
| FY2013 | 4.9% | 7.0% | 19.4% |
| FY2012 | 2.8% | n/a | 15.7% |
| FY2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 2.0% | −5.1 pts | 4.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 2.0% | −5.2 pts | 4.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 1.4% | −6.7 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 1.0% | −7.0 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 7.2% | +5.8 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 7.2% | +5.8 pts | 2.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 8.1% | +7.8 pts | 3.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 8.0% | +15.7 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 1.4% | +9.8 pts | 2.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 1.5% | +10.4 pts | 2.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 0.3% | +9.4 pts | 1.7% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −7.7% | −7.3 pts | 0.5% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest Foster L B's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| FSTRFoster L B | 2.0% |
| AENTAlliance Entertainment | 1.1% |
| HDSNHudson Technologies | 3.5% |
| WLFCWillis Lease Finance | 12.0% |
| GOLDGold.com | 0.3% |
| DSGRDistribution Solutions | 0.4% |
| GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL | 6.1% |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises | 4.4% |
| REZIResideo Technologies | 5.6% |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE | 1.6% |
| Peer median | 3.5% |
Where Foster L B 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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