TTM
24.7%
YoY change
−0.20pp
Trough year (2018)
-12.2%
Peak year (2020)
29.3%
Latest annual
24.5%
Gross Margin history chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: 24.5%
Gross Margin change chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: −0.20pp
Gross Margin history table for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
| 2025 | 24.5% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2024 | 24.7% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2023 | 24.3% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2022 | 23.8% | -0.81pp | ||
| 2021 | 24.6% | -4.66pp | ||
| 2020 | 29.3% | +10.63pp | ||
| 2019 | 18.7% | +30.86pp | ||
| 2018 | -12.2% | -18.61pp | ||
| 2017 | 6.4% | -4.94pp | ||
| 2016 | 11.4% | -6.18pp | ||
| 2015 | 17.5% | +3.36pp | ||
| 2014 | 14.2% | -10.52pp | ||
| 2013 | 24.7% | +1.85pp | ||
| 2012 | 22.8% | — |
- 202524.5%-0.20pp
- 202424.7%+0.38pp
- 202324.3%+0.48pp
- 202223.8%-0.81pp
- 202124.6%-4.66pp
- 202029.3%+10.63pp
- 201918.7%+30.86pp
- 2018-12.2%-18.61pp
- 20176.4%-4.94pp
- 201611.4%-6.18pp
- 201517.5%+3.36pp
- 201414.2%-10.52pp
- 201324.7%+1.85pp
- 201222.8%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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 Gross Margin at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW)
According to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 24.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) reported gross margin of 24.48% – contracted 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.
29.29% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2020, against a low of -12.20% during 2018.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Gross Margin by Year
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Gross Margin 2025: 24.5%
2025's gross margin for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises came in at 24.48%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2024.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Gross Margin 2024: 24.7%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises posted gross margin of 24.68% in 2024, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2023.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Gross Margin 2023: 24.3%
In 2023, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported gross margin of 24.30%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2022.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Gross Margin 2022: 23.8%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises gross margin in 2022 was 23.81%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2021.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Gross Margin 2021: 24.6%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises gross margin in 2021 was 24.62%.
See more financial history for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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