SuperworthLindsay profit margin LNN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 8.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 10.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −2.2 pts
- Peer median
- 5.2%
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Lindsay kept 8.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 10.5% and a gross margin of 28.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.5%.
The median for 9 agricultural machinery stocks of a similar size is 5.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 28.9% |
| FY2025 | 10.9% | 13.0% | 31.2% |
| FY2024 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 31.5% |
| FY2023 | 10.7% | 15.2% | 31.6% |
| FY2022 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 25.8% |
| FY2021 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 26.5% |
| FY2020 | 8.1% | 11.4% | 32.1% |
| FY2019 | 0.5% | 1.4% | 25.8% |
| FY2018 | 3.7% | 7.1% | 27.7% |
| FY2017 | 4.5% | 7.8% | 28.0% |
| FY2016 | 3.9% | 6.7% | 28.8% |
| FY2015 | 4.7% | 9.0% | 27.9% |
| FY2014 | 8.3% | 12.7% | 27.7% |
| FY2013 | 10.2% | 15.5% | 28.2% |
| FY2012 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 26.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | 8.8% | −2.2 pts | 10.5% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 8.8% | −2.4 pts | 9.9% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 9.3% | −2.6 pts | 10.6% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 11.0% | −0.2 pts | 13.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.9% | +0.0 pts | 13.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 11.2% | −0.5 pts | 13.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 11.9% | +1.1 pts | 13.3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 11.2% | +0.7 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.9% | +0.2 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 11.7% | +1.6 pts | 14.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 10.7% | +0.1 pts | 14.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 10.5% | +0.8 pts | 15.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Agricultural - Machinery nearest Lindsay's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LNNLindsay | 8.8% |
| PLOWDouglas Dynamics | 7.5% |
| ASTEAstec Industries | 1.3% |
| AEBIAebi Schmidt | 1.1% |
| MTWManitowoc | 0.9% |
| ALGAlamo | 6.1% |
| BLBDBlue Bird | 17.5% |
| MLRMiller Industries | 1.9% |
| GENCGencor Industries | 13.5% |
| AGCOAgco | 5.2% |
| Peer median | 5.2% |
Where Lindsay 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.