What is ABM Industries's operating margin?

Latest reported operating margin for ABM Industries (ABM) is 3.65% as of the trailing twelve months (TTM) ending April 30, 2026.

How has ABM Industries operating margin changed year-over-year?

ABM Industries (ABM) operating margin changed +1.2 percentage points year-over-year on the latest annual filing.

When did ABM Industries operating margin hit its highest annual value?

ABM Industries operating margin reached its highest annual value of 5.67% in 2006.

What was ABM Industries operating margin in 2024?

ABM Industries (ABM) operating margin in 2024 was 2.54%.

What was ABM Industries operating margin in 2025?

ABM Industries (ABM) operating margin in 2025 was 3.72%.

ABM Industries (ABM) Operating Margin

TTM

3.6%

YoY change

+1.18pp

Trough year (2016)

1.1%

Peak year (2006)

5.7%

Operating Margin history chart for ABM Industries (ABM) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 3.7%

Operating Margin change chart for ABM Industries (ABM) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +1.18pp

Operating Margin history table for ABM Industries (ABM) from 1985 to 2025


2025	3.7%	+1.18pp	Oct 31, 2025	Dec 19, 2025
2024	2.5%	-2.52pp	Oct 31, 2024	Dec 19, 2024
2023	5.1%	+0.59pp	Oct 31, 2023	Dec 18, 2023
2022	4.5%	+1.16pp	Oct 31, 2022	Dec 21, 2022
2021	3.3%	+1.71pp	Oct 31, 2021	Dec 22, 2021
2020	1.6%	-1.61pp	Oct 31, 2020	Dec 17, 2020
2019	3.2%	+1.05pp	Oct 31, 2019	Dec 20, 2019
2018	2.2%	+0.28pp	Oct 31, 2018	Dec 21, 2018
2017	1.9%	+0.81pp	Oct 31, 2017	Dec 22, 2017
2016	1.1%	-0.44pp	Oct 31, 2016	Dec 21, 2016
2015	1.5%	-0.97pp	Oct 31, 2015	Dec 17, 2015
2014	2.5%	+0.09pp	Oct 31, 2014	Dec 17, 2014
2013	2.4%	+0.13pp	Oct 31, 2013	Dec 18, 2013
2012	2.2%	-0.52pp	Oct 31, 2012	Dec 20, 2012
2011	2.8%	-0.35pp	Oct 31, 2011	Dec 23, 2011
2010	3.1%	+0.47pp	Oct 31, 2010	Dec 23, 2010
2009	2.6%	-0.10pp	Oct 31, 2009	Dec 22, 2009
2008	2.7%	-0.08pp	Oct 31, 2008	Dec 22, 2008
2007	2.8%	-2.84pp	Oct 31, 2007	Dec 21, 2007
2006	5.7%	+3.14pp	Oct 31, 2006	Dec 22, 2006
2005	2.5%	+0.56pp	Oct 31, 2005	Mar 29, 2006
2004	2.0%	-0.50pp	Oct 31, 2004	Jan 14, 2005
2003	2.5%	-0.75pp	Oct 31, 2003	Jan 14, 2004
2002	3.2%	+0.36pp	Oct 31, 2002	Dec 17, 2002
2001	2.8%	-1.36pp	Oct 31, 2001	Dec 24, 2001
2000	4.2%	-0.04pp	Oct 31, 2000	Jan 29, 2001
1999	4.2%	+0.19pp	Oct 31, 1999	Jan 28, 2000
1998	4.1%	+0.10pp	Oct 31, 1998	Jan 28, 1999
1997	4.0%	+0.12pp	Oct 31, 1997	Jan 29, 1998
1996	3.8%	+0.20pp	Oct 31, 1996	Jan 28, 1997
1995	3.6%	+0.41pp	Oct 31, 1995	Jan 26, 1996
1994	3.2%	+0.33pp	Oct 31, 1994	Jan 27, 1995
1993	2.9%	-0.06pp	Oct 31, 1993	Oct 31, 1993
1992	3.0%	+0.10pp	Oct 31, 1992	Oct 31, 1992
1991	2.9%	+0.97pp	Oct 31, 1991	Oct 31, 1991
1990	1.9%	-0.75pp	Oct 31, 1990	Oct 31, 1990
1989	2.6%	+0.22pp	Oct 31, 1989	Oct 31, 1989
1988	2.4%	+0.38pp	Oct 31, 1988	Oct 31, 1988
1987	2.0%	-0.49pp	Oct 31, 1987	Oct 31, 1987
1986	2.5%	-0.05pp	Oct 31, 1986	Oct 31, 1986
1985	2.6%	—	Oct 31, 1985	Oct 31, 1985

20253.7%+1.18pp
20242.5%-2.52pp
20235.1%+0.59pp
20224.5%+1.16pp
20213.3%+1.71pp
20201.6%-1.61pp
20193.2%+1.05pp
20182.2%+0.28pp
20171.9%+0.81pp
20161.1%-0.44pp
20151.5%-0.97pp
20142.5%+0.09pp
20132.4%+0.13pp
20122.2%-0.52pp
20112.8%-0.35pp
20103.1%+0.47pp
20092.6%-0.10pp
20082.7%-0.08pp
20072.8%-2.84pp
20065.7%+3.14pp
20052.5%+0.56pp
20042.0%-0.50pp
20032.5%-0.75pp
20023.2%+0.36pp
20012.8%-1.36pp
20004.2%-0.04pp
19994.2%+0.19pp
19984.1%+0.10pp
19974.0%+0.12pp
19963.8%+0.20pp
19953.6%+0.41pp
19943.2%+0.33pp
19932.9%-0.06pp
19923.0%+0.10pp
19912.9%+0.97pp
19901.9%-0.75pp
19892.6%+0.22pp
19882.4%+0.38pp
19872.0%-0.49pp
19862.5%-0.05pp
19852.6%—

Operating Margin values are taken from ABM Industries's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at ABM Industries (ABM)

According to ABM Industries's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 3.6%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending April 30, 2026 (reported June 5, 2026). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to 1985.

The 2025 reading of ABM Industries (ABM) operating margin is 3.72% – expanded 1.2 percentage points year-over-year.

5.67% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 2006, against a low of 1.06% during 2016.

ABM Industries Operating Margin by Year

ABM Industries Operating Margin 2025: 3.7%

2025's operating margin for ABM Industries came in at 3.72%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2024.

ABM Industries Operating Margin 2024: 2.5%

ABM Industries posted operating margin of 2.54% in 2024, contracted 2.5 percentage points from 2023.

ABM Industries Operating Margin 2023: 5.1%

In 2023, ABM Industries reported operating margin of 5.06%, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2022.

ABM Industries Operating Margin 2022: 4.5%

ABM Industries operating margin in 2022 was 4.47%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2021.

ABM Industries Operating Margin 2021: 3.3%

ABM Industries operating margin in 2021 was 3.31%.

See more financial history for ABM Industries (ABM).

Sector peers by Operating Margin

Industrials peers of ABM Industries (ABM), ranked by their latest operating margin


Union Pacific (UNP)	40.1%
GE Aerospace (GE)	18.5%
Eaton Corporation (ETN)	18.1%
Deere & Company (DE)	17.9%
Caterpillar (CAT)	16.6%
Honeywell International (HON)	14.9%
RTX (RTX)	10.9%
Boeing (BA)	-5.9%

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