Northern Technologies International profit margin NTIC
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −1.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −4.7 pts
- Peer median
- 4.7%
Over the twelve months to May 31, 2026, Northern Technologies International kept −1.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.0% and a gross margin of 35.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 5.6%.
The median for 7 manufacturing metal fabrication stocks of a similar size is 4.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 37.6% |
| FY2024 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 39.7% |
| FY2023 | 3.6% | 7.5% | 34.8% |
| FY2022 | 8.5% | 6.9% | 31.1% |
| FY2021 | 11.1% | 14.7% | 34.6% |
| FY2020 | −2.8% | 3.3% | 33.6% |
| FY2019 | 9.3% | 11.8% | 31.9% |
| FY2018 | 13.0% | 15.6% | 33.6% |
| FY2017 | 8.6% | 11.6% | 33.5% |
| FY2016 | −2.6% | 3.9% | 32.2% |
| FY2015 | 5.9% | 10.4% | 32.2% |
| FY2014 | 15.3% | 25.0% | 33.6% |
| FY2013 | 15.0% | 22.1% | 31.2% |
| FY2012 | 15.1% | 20.1% | 36.2% |
| FY2011 | 20.0% | 23.7% | 34.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | −1.3% | −4.7 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −0.9% | −5.4 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −0.4% | −6.2 pts | 2.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 0.0% | −6.3 pts | 3.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 3.5% | −2.0 pts | 5.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.5% | −1.0 pts | 6.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.9% | +1.8 pts | 8.8% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 6.4% | +2.7 pts | 9.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.5% | +2.2 pts | 9.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.6% | +2.2 pts | 9.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 4.1% | +1.1 pts | 8.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 3.6% | −4.9 pts | 7.5% |
Against its peers
Companies in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication nearest Northern Technologies International's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| NTICNorthern Technologies International | −1.3% |
| LCUTLifetime Brands | 4.8% |
| ACUAcme United | 4.6% |
| OFLXOmega Flex | 12.3% |
| TGTredegar | n/m |
| CIXCompx International | 13.6% |
| JBIJanus International | 3.7% |
| PKOHPark Ohio | 1.6% |
| Peer median | 4.7% |
Where Northern Technologies International 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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