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BWX Technologies BWXT Operating margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$860.2M+26.1%
Gross profit$197.4M+19.5%
Operating income$106.7M+10.4%
Net income$91.1M+20.7%
EPS (diluted)$0.99+20.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$520.3M+740%
Total debt$2.0B+68.5%
Total equity$1.3B+16.4%
Total assets$4.3B+41.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$92.6M+82.8%
CapEx$42.5M+27.4%
Free cash flow$50.1M+190%

Valuation

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Market cap$18.82B+108%
Enterprise value$20.32B+99.3%
P/E54.6×+23.3×
P/S5.6×+2.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin22.7%-1.5pp
Net margin10.2%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity28.9%+0.7pp
Debt / equity1.6×+0.5×
Current ratio2.4×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from BWX Technologies’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: BWX Technologies’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is BWX Technologies's operating margin?
BWX Technologies (BWXT) reported operating margin of 12.3% in Q1 2026.
How has BWX Technologies's operating margin changed year-over-year?
BWX Technologies's operating margin decreased by 11.1% year-over-year, from 13.8% to 12.3%.
What is the long-term trend for BWX Technologies's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), BWX Technologies's operating margin has grown at a -4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 64.3% to 53.2%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.