Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Operating Margin History
BW / Industrials|10 years of SEC 10-K data (FY2015-FY2024)
3.5% in FY2024 with a 5-year CAGR of +6.9%.
Improved from -0.2% to 3.5% over the past 2 years.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s operating margin of 3.5% is lower than 78% of companies in the Industrials sector (FY2024). Operating Margin has fluctuated over the past 10 years, ranging from -40.2% in FY2018 to 3.5% in FY2024.
Based on SEC 10-K filings.
Key Data Points
- Low Piotroski F-Score: 2/9 (multiple financial health concerns)
- Altman Z-Score 1.07 (distress zone, below 1.8 threshold)
- Negative profit margin: -15.0%
- Low earnings quality (accrual-heavy earnings)
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.
- 3-Year Change
- +0.8pp
- 5-Year Change
- +6.9pp
- 10-Year Change
- -
Operating Margin Trend
Bottom 22% in IndustrialsTop 78% of 289This company 3.5% Sector average -828.6%
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+100.4% above sector average
Key Insights
- In FY2024, operating margin increased 53.2% year-over-year.
- Currently 832.1pp above the Industrials sector average.
- Lowest operating margin in the period was in FY2018.
Annual Data
| Year | Operating Margin | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3.5% | +53.2% |
| FY2023 | 2.3% | +1305.4% |
| FY2022 | -0.2% | -106.9% |
| FY2021 | 2.7% | +990.8% |
| FY2020 | -0.3% | +91.0% |
| FY2019 | -3.4% | +91.5% |
| FY2018 | -40.2% | -70.3% |
| FY2017 | -23.6% | -204.6% |
| FY2016 | -7.7% | -722.4% |
| FY2015 | 1.2% | +148.7% |
As of FY2024 · SEC 10-K · Updated Feb 28, 2026