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NLI profit margin NL

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
−15.8%
Operating margin, 12 months
9.2%
Net margin on a year earlier
−50.9 pts
Peer median
5.5%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, NLI kept −15.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 9.2% and a gross margin of 32.1%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 26.1%.

The median for 6 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 5.5%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY2025−23.9%6.7%30.4%
FY202446.1%26.0%28.3%
FY2023−1.4%8.8%30.5%
FY202220.3%8.2%29.3%
FY202136.4%7.5%30.4%
FY202012.8%2.1%28.7%
FY201920.8%−1.3%31.4%
FY2018−34.6%−51.3%32.3%
FY2017n/a1.5%31.1%
FY201614.1%−0.9%32.3%
FY2015−21.8%0.2%30.6%
FY201427.4%2.7%31.1%
FY2013−60.1%−74.2%30.0%
FY201289.6%−9.7%29.2%
FY2011n/a10.6%30.2%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY26−15.8%−50.9 pts9.2%
Q1 FY26−21.5%−62.7 pts7.3%
Q4 FY25−23.9%−70.0 pts6.7%
Q3 FY256.1%−32.6 pts26.1%
Q2 FY2535.1%+21.0 pts27.3%
Q1 FY2541.2%+34.1 pts26.8%
Q4 FY2446.1%+47.5 pts26.0%
Q3 FY2438.7%+48.8 pts6.0%
Q2 FY2414.1%+29.5 pts6.8%
Q1 FY247.1%+1.9 pts7.1%
Q4 FY23−1.4%−21.8 pts8.8%
Q3 FY23−10.1%−44.2 pts7.4%

Against its peers

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Where NLI 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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