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SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC.: Operating Margin

Latest period: Q4 2025. Period end: 31 Jan 2026. Units: %. Frequency: quarterly and annual.

The operating margin measures the profit a company makes on a dollar of sales after accounting for the direct costs involved in earning those revenues.

What This Metric Tells You

  • Shows the reported level of operating margin over 30 Apr 2017 - 31 Jan 2026.
  • Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
  • Built from 41 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.

How To Read This Chart

  • Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
  • Use quarterly sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
  • Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.

Metric Details

Metric
Operating Margin (OperatingMargin)
Taxonomy
ratio
Units tracked
%
Frequency coverage
quarterly and annual
History range
30 Apr 2017 - 31 Jan 2026
Facts on this page
41
Description
The operating margin measures the profit a company makes on a dollar of sales after accounting for the direct costs involved in earning those revenues.
Metric-level SEC endpoint
Open SEC company concept

Chart Context

Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.

Operating Margin, Quarterly (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Operating Margin, Annual (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Annual Change (%)

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. Quarterly Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
Q4 2025 4.3% -3.5% -45% 01 Nov 2025 31 Jan 2026
Q3 2025 4.1% -4.7% -53% 01 Aug 2025 31 Oct 2025
Q2 2025 4.8% -3.3% -41% 01 May 2025 31 Jul 2025
Q1 2025 5% -3.8% -43% 01 Feb 2025 30 Apr 2025
Q4 2024 7.8% +0.66% +9.3% 01 Nov 2024 31 Jan 2025
Q3 2024 8.7% +0.93% +12% 01 Aug 2024 31 Oct 2024
Q2 2024 8.1% -1.5% -16% 01 May 2024 31 Jul 2024
Q1 2024 8.8% -1.3% -13% 01 Feb 2024 30 Apr 2024
Q4 2023 7.1% -7.8% -52% 01 Nov 2023 31 Jan 2024
Q3 2023 7.8% -10% -57% 01 Aug 2023 31 Oct 2023
Q2 2023 9.6% -14% -58% 01 May 2023 31 Jul 2023
Q1 2023 10% -19% -65% 01 Feb 2023 30 Apr 2023
Q4 2022 15% -17% -53% 01 Nov 2022 31 Jan 2023
Q3 2022 18% -15% -45% 01 Aug 2022 31 Oct 2022
Q2 2022 23% -9.6% -29% 01 May 2022 31 Jul 2022
Q1 2022 29% -1% -3.5% 01 Feb 2022 30 Apr 2022
Q4 2021 32% +7.2% +29% 01 Nov 2021 31 Jan 2022
Q3 2021 33% +13% +66% 01 Aug 2021 31 Oct 2021
Q2 2021 33% +17% +113% 01 May 2021 31 Jul 2021
Q1 2021 30% +22% +259% 01 Feb 2021 30 Apr 2021
Q4 2020 25% +18% +291% 01 Nov 2020 31 Jan 2021
Q3 2020 20% +16% +393% 01 Aug 2020 31 Oct 2020
Q2 2020 15% +10% +206% 01 May 2020 31 Jul 2020
Q1 2020 8.4% +1.6% +23% 01 Feb 2020 30 Apr 2020
Q4 2019 6.3% +0.17% +2.7% 01 Nov 2019 31 Jan 2020
Q3 2019 4.1% -3.4% -45% 01 Aug 2019 31 Oct 2019
Q2 2019 5% -2.1% -29% 01 May 2019 31 Jul 2019
Q1 2019 6.8% +2.4% +53% 01 Feb 2019 30 Apr 2019
Q4 2018 6.2% 01 Nov 2018 31 Jan 2019
Q3 2018 7.5% 01 Aug 2018 31 Oct 2018
Q2 2018 7.1% 01 May 2018 31 Jul 2018
Q1 2018 4.5% 01 Feb 2018 30 Apr 2018

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 5% -3.8% -43% 01 May 2024 30 Apr 2025
2023 8.8% -1.3% -13% 01 May 2023 30 Apr 2024
2022 10% -19% -65% 01 May 2022 30 Apr 2023
2021 29% -1% -3.5% 01 May 2021 30 Apr 2022
2020 30% +21% +218% 01 May 2020 30 Apr 2021
2019 9.5% +0.46% +5.1% 01 May 2019 30 Apr 2020
2018 9% +4.6% +103% 01 May 2018 30 Apr 2019
2017 4.5% -18% -80% 01 May 2017 30 Apr 2018
2016 22% 01 May 2016 30 Apr 2017
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.