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Operating Margin for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

56.6%

YoY change

−3.12pp

Trough year (1989)

7.1%

Peak year (2023)

67.7%

Operating Margin history chart for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: 57.6%

Operating Margin change chart for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: −3.12pp

Operating Margin history table for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) from 1989 to 2025

  • 202557.6%-3.12pp
  • 202460.8%-6.89pp
  • 202367.7%+5.60pp
  • 202262.0%+8.07pp
  • 202154.0%+2.62pp
  • 202051.4%+0.30pp
  • 201951.1%+5.53pp
  • 201845.5%+0.67pp
  • 201744.9%+1.05pp
  • 201643.8%+2.23pp
  • 201541.6%+0.46pp
  • 201441.1%+0.38pp
  • 201340.7%-3.59pp
  • 201244.3%-0.74pp
  • 201145.1%-1.46pp
  • 201046.5%-13.54pp
  • 200960.1%+26.31pp
  • 200833.8%-7.04pp
  • 200740.8%-3.72pp
  • 200644.5%-4.42pp
  • 200548.9%+0.13pp
  • 200448.8%-1.56pp
  • 200350.4%+3.66pp
  • 200246.7%+5.15pp
  • 200141.6%+3.53pp
  • 200038.0%-0.40pp
  • 199938.4%+1.88pp
  • 199836.6%+12.48pp
  • 199724.1%+1.41pp
  • 199622.7%+2.19pp
  • 199520.5%-2.70pp
  • 199423.2%+15.40pp
  • 19937.8%-10.07pp
  • 199217.8%+5.04pp
  • 199112.8%+1.77pp
  • 199011.0%+3.90pp
  • 19897.1%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Westamerica Bancorporation'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 Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)

According to Westamerica Bancorporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 56.6%. 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 (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) operating margin is 57.64% – contracted 3.1 percentage points year-over-year.

The highest annual operating margin of 67.65% was reported in 2023. The lowest in the available history was 7.14% in 1989.

Westamerica Bancorporation Operating Margin by Year

Westamerica Bancorporation Operating Margin 2025: 57.6%

In 2025, Westamerica Bancorporation reported operating margin of 57.64%, contracted 3.1 percentage points from 2024.

Westamerica Bancorporation Operating Margin 2024: 60.8%

Westamerica Bancorporation operating margin in 2024 was 60.76%, contracted 6.9 percentage points from 2023.

Westamerica Bancorporation Operating Margin 2023: 67.7%

2023's operating margin for Westamerica Bancorporation came in at 67.65%, expanded 5.6 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Westamerica Bancorporation Operating Margin 2022: 62.0%

Westamerica Bancorporation posted operating margin of 62.05% in 2022, expanded 8.1 percentage points from 2021.

Westamerica Bancorporation Operating Margin 2021: 54.0%

Westamerica Bancorporation operating margin in 2021 was 53.98%.

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