Methode Electronics profit margin MEI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −3.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 0.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.8 pts
- Peer median
- 2.3%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Methode Electronics kept −3.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 0.4% and a gross margin of 19.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 11.0%.
The median for 10 electronic components stocks of a similar size is 2.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −3.5% | 0.9% | 19.8% |
| FY2025 | −6.0% | −2.3% | 15.6% |
| FY2024 | −11.1% | −10.0% | 16.0% |
| FY2023 | 6.5% | 7.7% | 22.4% |
| FY2022 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 22.8% |
| FY2021 | 11.2% | 11.8% | 25.2% |
| FY2020 | 12.1% | 14.4% | 27.6% |
| FY2019 | 9.2% | 10.7% | 26.6% |
| FY2018 | 6.3% | 13.0% | 26.4% |
| FY2017 | 11.4% | 13.6% | 26.7% |
| FY2016 | 10.5% | 13.5% | 26.3% |
| FY2015 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 24.8% |
| FY2014 | 12.4% | 9.5% | 20.3% |
| FY2013 | 7.8% | 7.5% | 17.6% |
| FY2012 | 1.8% | 2.4% | 17.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | −3.5% | +1.8 pts | 0.4% | |
| Q4 FY26 | −3.5% | +2.5 pts | 0.9% | |
| Q3 FY26 | −6.6% | +2.0 pts | −2.6% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −6.4% | +1.8 pts | −2.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −5.3% | +7.9 pts | −1.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −6.0% | +5.1 pts | −2.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −8.6% | −3.5 pts | −5.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −8.2% | −5.9 pts | −5.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −13.2% | −17.9 pts | −11.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −11.1% | −17.6 pts | −10.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −5.1% | −12.4 pts | −3.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −2.3% | −10.3 pts | −1.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Hardware, Equipment & Parts nearest Methode Electronics' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| MEIMethode Electronics | −3.5% |
| KEKimball Electronics | 2.0% |
| MPTIM-tron Industries | 16.3% |
| VPGVishay Precision | 1.2% |
| MLABMesa Laboratories | 1.9% |
| FEIMFrequency Electronics | 3.7% |
| TRNSTranscat | 1.0% |
| VREXVarex Imaging | 2.6% |
| INTTIntest | 0.8% |
| ESPEspey MFG & Electronics | 24.2% |
| ALNTAllient | 5.0% |
| Peer median | 2.3% |
Where Methode Electronics 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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