TTM
18.7%
YoY change
+1.14pp
Trough year (2014)
7.1%
Peak year (1997)
29.2%
Latest annual
18.8%
Operating Margin history chart for FirstEnergy (FE) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 18.8%
Operating Margin change chart for FirstEnergy (FE) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +1.14pp
Operating Margin history table for FirstEnergy (FE) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 18.8% | +1.14pp | ||
| 2024 | 17.6% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2023 | 17.6% | +2.28pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.3% | -0.17pp | ||
| 2021 | 15.5% | -4.53pp | ||
| 2020 | 20.0% | -2.71pp | ||
| 2019 | 22.7% | +0.53pp | ||
| 2018 | 22.2% | +4.90pp | ||
| 2017 | 17.3% | +3.22pp | ||
| 2016 | 14.1% | -1.15pp | ||
| 2015 | 15.3% | +8.20pp | ||
| 2014 | 7.1% | -3.55pp | ||
| 2013 | 10.6% | -3.34pp | ||
| 2012 | 13.9% | +3.63pp | ||
| 2011 | 10.3% | -2.75pp | ||
| 2010 | 13.1% | -1.42pp | ||
| 2009 | 14.5% | -5.76pp | ||
| 2008 | 20.2% | +2.35pp | ||
| 2007 | 17.9% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2006 | 18.3% | +4.45pp | ||
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.53pp | ||
| 2004 | 14.4% | +1.06pp | ||
| 2003 | 13.3% | -3.86pp | ||
| 2002 | 17.2% | -3.87pp | ||
| 2001 | 21.1% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2000 | 21.4% | -2.88pp | ||
| 1999 | 24.3% | +1.33pp | ||
| 1998 | 23.0% | -6.19pp | ||
| 1997 | 29.2% | — |
- 202518.8%+1.14pp
- 202417.6%+0.02pp
- 202317.6%+2.28pp
- 202215.3%-0.17pp
- 202115.5%-4.53pp
- 202020.0%-2.71pp
- 201922.7%+0.53pp
- 201822.2%+4.90pp
- 201717.3%+3.22pp
- 201614.1%-1.15pp
- 201515.3%+8.20pp
- 20147.1%-3.55pp
- 201310.6%-3.34pp
- 201213.9%+3.63pp
- 201110.3%-2.75pp
- 201013.1%-1.42pp
- 200914.5%-5.76pp
- 200820.2%+2.35pp
- 200717.9%-0.42pp
- 200618.3%+4.45pp
- 200513.9%-0.53pp
- 200414.4%+1.06pp
- 200313.3%-3.86pp
- 200217.2%-3.87pp
- 200121.1%-0.34pp
- 200021.4%-2.88pp
- 199924.3%+1.33pp
- 199823.0%-6.19pp
- 199729.2%—
Operating Margin values are taken from FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy (FE)
According to FirstEnergy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 18.7%. 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 (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, FirstEnergy (FE) operating margin totalled 18.77% – expanded 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 29.16% was reported in 1997. The lowest in the available history was 7.06% in 2014.
FirstEnergy Operating Margin by Year
FirstEnergy Operating Margin 2025: 18.8%
2025's operating margin for FirstEnergy came in at 18.77%, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2024.
FirstEnergy Operating Margin 2024: 17.6%
FirstEnergy posted operating margin of 17.63% in 2024, expanded 0.0 percentage points from 2023.
FirstEnergy Operating Margin 2023: 17.6%
In 2023, FirstEnergy reported operating margin of 17.61%, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2022.
FirstEnergy Operating Margin 2022: 15.3%
FirstEnergy operating margin in 2022 was 15.33%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
FirstEnergy Operating Margin 2021: 15.5%
FirstEnergy operating margin in 2021 was 15.50%.
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