Fuel Tech profit margin FTEK
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −12.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −16.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.1 pts
- Peer median
- 4.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Fuel Tech kept −12.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −16.8% and a gross margin of 44.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 1.8%.
The median for 10 industrial stocks of a similar size is 4.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.7% | −13.8% | 46.4% |
| FY2024 | −7.7% | −18.7% | 42.3% |
| FY2023 | −5.7% | −9.8% | 43.0% |
| FY2022 | −5.4% | −5.7% | 43.2% |
| FY2021 | 0.2% | −6.1% | 49.0% |
| FY2020 | −19.0% | −19.2% | 47.2% |
| FY2019 | −25.8% | −27.0% | 35.5% |
| FY2018 | −0.0% | 0.2% | 35.5% |
| FY2017 | −23.1% | −15.6% | 39.9% |
| FY2016 | −31.5% | −23.0% | 34.1% |
| FY2015 | −16.8% | −11.2% | 38.8% |
| FY2014 | −22.4% | −31.8% | 44.5% |
| FY2013 | 4.7% | 7.3% | 42.8% |
| FY2012 | 2.8% | 5.3% | 41.7% |
| FY2011 | 6.6% | 10.3% | 46.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −12.8% | +0.1 pts | −16.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −11.1% | +0.0 pts | −16.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −8.7% | −1.0 pts | −13.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −12.2% | −9.9 pts | −17.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −12.9% | −12.1 pts | −18.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −11.2% | −7.8 pts | −14.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −7.7% | −2.1 pts | −18.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −2.3% | +2.8 pts | −12.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −0.8% | +4.7 pts | −11.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −3.4% | −0.4 pts | −14.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −5.7% | −0.3 pts | −9.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −5.0% | −0.2 pts | −7.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrials nearest Fuel Tech's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| FTEKFuel Tech | −12.8% |
| ACFNAcorn Energy | 16.1% |
| MAMOMassimo | 6.0% |
| AERTAeries Technology | 4.7% |
| CVUCPI Aerostructures | 5.1% |
| MHHMastech Digital | 1.2% |
| SIFSifco Industries | 4.0% |
| LCUTLifetime Brands | 4.8% |
| CMTCore Molding Technologies | 2.9% |
| FCFranklin Covey | 0.8% |
| HQIHireQuest | 27.1% |
| Peer median | 4.8% |
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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