TTM
27.8%
YoY change
+1.34pp
Trough year (1986)
2.4%
Peak year (2007)
43.4%
Latest annual
27.3%
Operating Margin history chart for SEI Investments (SEIC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 27.3%
Operating Margin change chart for SEI Investments (SEIC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +1.34pp
Operating Margin history table for SEI Investments (SEIC) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 27.3% | +1.34pp | ||
| 2024 | 26.0% | +3.85pp | ||
| 2023 | 22.1% | -1.78pp | ||
| 2022 | 23.9% | -4.95pp | ||
| 2021 | 28.8% | +2.37pp | ||
| 2020 | 26.5% | -1.43pp | ||
| 2019 | 27.9% | +0.69pp | ||
| 2018 | 27.2% | +1.21pp | ||
| 2017 | 26.0% | -0.80pp | ||
| 2016 | 26.8% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2015 | 26.8% | -1.02pp | ||
| 2014 | 27.9% | +5.81pp | ||
| 2013 | 22.1% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2012 | 21.3% | -0.63pp | ||
| 2011 | 21.9% | -2.20pp | ||
| 2010 | 24.1% | -10.15pp | ||
| 2009 | 34.3% | -5.48pp | ||
| 2008 | 39.8% | -3.61pp | ||
| 2007 | 43.4% | +0.99pp | ||
| 2006 | 42.4% | +14.57pp | ||
| 2005 | 27.8% | -2.49pp | ||
| 2004 | 30.3% | -2.09pp | ||
| 2003 | 32.4% | -1.39pp | ||
| 2002 | 33.8% | +5.96pp | ||
| 2001 | 27.8% | +3.13pp | ||
| 2000 | 24.7% | +2.24pp | ||
| 1999 | 22.5% | +3.92pp | ||
| 1998 | 18.5% | +3.00pp | ||
| 1997 | 15.5% | +0.98pp | ||
| 1996 | 14.6% | -0.79pp | ||
| 1995 | 15.4% | +3.53pp | ||
| 1994 | 11.8% | +1.43pp | ||
| 1993 | 10.4% | +1.87pp | ||
| 1992 | 8.5% | -4.94pp | ||
| 1991 | 13.5% | +2.35pp | ||
| 1990 | 11.1% | -1.43pp | ||
| 1989 | 12.5% | -1.80pp | ||
| 1988 | 14.3% | +2.11pp | ||
| 1987 | 12.2% | +9.86pp | ||
| 1986 | 2.4% | -6.07pp | ||
| 1985 | 8.4% | — |
- 202527.3%+1.34pp
- 202426.0%+3.85pp
- 202322.1%-1.78pp
- 202223.9%-4.95pp
- 202128.8%+2.37pp
- 202026.5%-1.43pp
- 201927.9%+0.69pp
- 201827.2%+1.21pp
- 201726.0%-0.80pp
- 201626.8%-0.04pp
- 201526.8%-1.02pp
- 201427.9%+5.81pp
- 201322.1%+0.74pp
- 201221.3%-0.63pp
- 201121.9%-2.20pp
- 201024.1%-10.15pp
- 200934.3%-5.48pp
- 200839.8%-3.61pp
- 200743.4%+0.99pp
- 200642.4%+14.57pp
- 200527.8%-2.49pp
- 200430.3%-2.09pp
- 200332.4%-1.39pp
- 200233.8%+5.96pp
- 200127.8%+3.13pp
- 200024.7%+2.24pp
- 199922.5%+3.92pp
- 199818.5%+3.00pp
- 199715.5%+0.98pp
- 199614.6%-0.79pp
- 199515.4%+3.53pp
- 199411.8%+1.43pp
- 199310.4%+1.87pp
- 19928.5%-4.94pp
- 199113.5%+2.35pp
- 199011.1%-1.43pp
- 198912.5%-1.80pp
- 198814.3%+2.11pp
- 198712.2%+9.86pp
- 19862.4%-6.07pp
- 19858.4%—
Operating Margin values are taken from SEI Investments'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 SEI Investments (SEIC)
According to SEI Investments's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 27.8%. 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 .
SEI Investments (SEIC) most recent annual operating margin stands at 27.31% (2025) – expanded 1.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 43.39% was reported in 2007. The lowest in the available history was 2.36% in 1986.
SEI Investments Operating Margin by Year
SEI Investments Operating Margin 2025: 27.3%
SEI Investments posted operating margin of 27.31% in 2025, expanded 1.3 percentage points from 2024.
SEI Investments Operating Margin 2024: 26.0%
In 2024, SEI Investments reported operating margin of 25.96%, expanded 3.8 percentage points from 2023.
SEI Investments Operating Margin 2023: 22.1%
SEI Investments operating margin in 2023 was 22.11%, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2022.
SEI Investments Operating Margin 2022: 23.9%
2022's operating margin for SEI Investments came in at 23.89%, contracted 5.0 percentage points from 2021.
SEI Investments Operating Margin 2021: 28.8%
SEI Investments operating margin in 2021 was 28.85%.
See more financial history for SEI Investments (SEIC).
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| 61.1% | |
| 59.4% | |
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| 19.5% | |
| 16.1% |
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