LSB Industries profit margin LXU
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 9.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +11.7 pts
- Peer median
- 6.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, LSB Industries kept 5.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 9.5% and a gross margin of 17.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −7.9%.
The median for 6 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 6.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.0% | 9.3% | 17.0% |
| FY2024 | −3.7% | −1.1% | 9.1% |
| FY2023 | 4.7% | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| FY2022 | 25.5% | 34.2% | 38.6% |
| FY2021 | 7.8% | 18.2% | 25.0% |
| FY2020 | −17.6% | −4.4% | 4.9% |
| FY2019 | −17.4% | −10.7% | 1.4% |
| FY2018 | −19.1% | −6.1% | 4.2% |
| FY2017 | −6.8% | −8.0% | 1.3% |
| FY2016 | 29.9% | −24.1% | −13.2% |
| FY2015 | −7.9% | −14.2% | 4.6% |
| FY2014 | 2.6% | 7.0% | 19.4% |
| FY2013 | 8.1% | 15.5% | 21.1% |
| FY2012 | 7.7% | 12.6% | 24.2% |
| FY2011 | 10.4% | 16.9% | 27.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 5.6% | +11.7 pts | 9.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 7.2% | +12.2 pts | 11.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.0% | +7.7 pts | 9.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −0.1% | +2.9 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −6.2% | −6.6 pts | −3.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −5.0% | −8.2 pts | −2.3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −3.7% | −8.4 pts | −1.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −3.0% | −17.3 pts | 0.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 0.4% | −13.9 pts | 3.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 3.2% | −18.0 pts | 5.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 4.7% | −20.8 pts | 8.7% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 14.3% | −9.8 pts | 18.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest LSB Industries' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LXULSB Industries | 5.6% |
| WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners | 4.7% |
| GPREGreen Plains | 6.8% |
| LXFRLuxfer | 2.2% |
| REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES | 19.7% |
| ALTOAlto Ingredients | 5.5% |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| Peer median | 6.1% |
Where LSB 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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