Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Conglomerates
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 19.77 | 53.02 | 13.28 | 13.19 | 49.47 | 62.02 | 10.57 | 17.33 | 11.86 | 11.58 | 7.12 | 3.26 | 7.32 | 4.53 | 15.24 | 5.05 | 3.56 | 7.32 | 15.81 | 6.97 | 4.14 |
| — | -14.5% | +25.7% | -23.9% | +317.2% | +435.4% | +48.5% | +431.2% | +61.9% | +155.6% | -53.3% | -35.4% | +105.8% | -38.1% | -3.6% | -27.5% | -14.1% | +23.0% | +36.9% | +56.0% | +47.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.05 | 2.99 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 2.90 | 2.44 | 1.28 | 1.72 | 2.68 | 2.06 | 1.21 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.36 |
| — | +22.9% | +37.8% | +9.2% | +8.2% | +18.0% | +6.1% | +249.5% | +385.7% | +280.9% | +193.3% | +56.0% | +4.6% | +5.0% | +13.6% | -23.6% | +46.2% | +22.5% | -26.1% | +13.9% | +33.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| — | +22.5% | +16.9% | +5.6% | +32.2% | +32.9% | +32.2% | +78.0% | +26.8% | +7.8% | +44.7% | +17.6% | +32.3% | +42.0% | +7.8% | -7.2% | -11.8% | -18.0% | -21.3% | +8.0% | +20.7% | |
| P/FCF | — | 15.63 | 18.88 | — | — | 23.45 | 6.96 | — | — | 26.81 | 14.80 | 12.66 | — | 15.29 | — | 6.39 | 17.37 | — | — | — | 34.03 |
| — | -33.3% | +171.2% | — | — | -12.5% | -53.0% | — | — | +75.3% | — | +98.3% | — | — | — | — | -49.0% | — | — | — | +339.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.19 | 32.44 | 10.05 | 10.58 | 16.14 | 16.86 | 8.53 | 10.20 | 16.37 | 14.66 | 8.92 | 5.67 | 8.90 | 9.19 | 8.40 | 4.66 | 11.63 | 14.48 | 8.41 | 6.54 | 4.46 |
| — | +92.4% | +17.8% | +3.8% | -1.4% | +15.1% | -4.3% | +79.8% | +84.1% | +59.5% | +6.2% | +21.6% | -23.5% | -36.5% | -0.2% | -28.7% | +160.6% | +152.8% | +11.9% | +31.6% | +19.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.57 | 32.44 | 14.44 | 14.82 | 31.50 | 34.41 | 11.88 | 14.16 | 31.64 | 26.20 | 12.02 | 6.54 | 9.91 | 15.05 | 11.12 | 6.46 | 19.66 | 20.20 | 19.10 | 9.97 | 6.05 |
| — | -5.7% | +21.5% | +4.6% | -0.5% | +31.3% | -1.2% | +116.5% | +219.4% | +74.0% | +8.1% | +1.2% | -49.6% | -25.5% | -41.8% | -35.2% | +224.9% | +144.8% | +41.5% | +46.3% | +22.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 21.6% | 100.0% | 25.0% | 25.5% | 36.1% | 30.6% | 30.1% | 32.5% | 35.4% | 32.9% | 31.0% | 20.7% | 17.7% | 17.0% | 16.7% | 16.9% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 19.7% |
| — | +227.1% | -16.8% | -21.4% | +1.9% | -7.0% | -3.0% | +56.8% | +99.9% | +93.6% | +86.1% | +22.2% | +15.9% | +5.2% | +9.8% | -0.8% | -22.5% | -13.1% | -15.8% | -11.8% | -4.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 15.5% | 12.8% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 12.6% | 8.6% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 12.0% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 12.4% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 11.9% |
| — | +47.8% | +14.2% | +13.9% | +5.0% | -24.8% | +1.8% | +42.4% | +42.3% | +52.8% | +98.3% | +30.9% | +38.9% | +21.5% | +74.3% | +11.9% | -49.0% | -36.0% | -31.5% | -19.6% | -7.1% | |
| Net Margin | 10.2% | 5.7% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 12.1% | 10.3% | 22.3% | 17.5% | 17.2% | 15.0% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 2.7% | 6.3% | 14.8% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 6.0% | 8.8% |
| — | +44.7% | +9.8% | +38.7% | -73.8% | -77.6% | -29.2% | -31.5% | +197.9% | +46.5% | +539.6% | +138.8% | -49.3% | +71.1% | +19.6% | +5.0% | +68.1% | -0.6% | -47.2% | -26.0% | -8.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 7.0% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| — | +45.1% | -5.6% | +44.7% | -68.3% | -75.0% | -12.0% | -68.2% | -22.5% | -51.6% | +220.1% | +82.3% | -36.2% | +98.7% | +13.7% | +28.4% | +0.9% | -34.2% | -44.2% | -30.1% | -17.7% | |
| ROA | 2.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| — | +39.6% | -10.6% | +40.8% | -67.5% | -74.1% | -8.5% | -66.4% | -16.9% | -48.7% | +225.2% | +77.7% | -38.3% | +93.1% | +10.7% | +22.8% | -5.4% | -36.9% | -45.1% | -28.7% | -13.5% | |
| ROIC | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| — | +40.9% | -8.0% | +13.0% | +26.4% | -15.2% | +24.5% | -32.0% | -59.3% | -45.0% | +1.2% | -4.2% | +68.6% | +36.1% | +68.9% | +36.2% | -71.9% | -60.4% | -31.0% | -24.2% | -12.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.69 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.75 |
| — | +10.2% | +11.8% | +16.0% | +3.9% | -3.0% | -3.2% | +9.5% | -15.8% | -16.5% | -14.8% | +12.7% | +7.5% | +6.2% | +9.8% | -18.5% | +23.1% | +18.8% | +13.1% | +9.5% | -8.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.51 | 47.63 | 15.28 | 17.25 | 25.61 | 26.55 | 13.37 | 15.77 | 30.03 | 27.83 | 16.82 | 11.56 | 19.77 | 19.68 | 20.31 | 9.65 | 28.44 | 35.27 | 20.13 | 14.42 | 9.41 |
| — | +79.4% | +14.3% | +9.3% | -14.7% | -4.6% | -20.5% | +36.4% | +51.9% | +41.4% | -17.2% | +19.8% | -30.5% | -44.2% | +0.9% | -33.1% | +202.2% | +198.2% | +32.1% | +32.0% | +5.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.84 | 0.99 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.98 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.43 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.46 |
| — | +33.6% | -8.7% | -14.9% | -34.3% | -38.8% | -40.3% | -22.6% | -11.3% | -11.0% | +11.0% | -6.8% | -6.4% | +1.4% | -4.3% | -4.2% | -5.5% | -13.0% | -8.4% | +2.3% | +3.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.37 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.03 | 1.32 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.17 |
| — | +34.4% | -8.8% | -15.0% | -36.1% | -38.5% | -39.7% | -25.3% | -12.2% | -12.0% | +33.0% | -6.8% | +10.4% | +24.2% | +0.7% | +18.3% | -5.2% | -13.0% | -8.7% | +2.5% | +2.5% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.96 | 1.72 | 3.62 | 3.90 | 1.78 | 1.58 | 4.39 | 4.42 | 1.60 | 1.75 | 3.78 | 5.34 | 3.85 | 3.13 | 5.38 | 5.37 | 3.31 | 3.33 | 2.57 | 5.47 | 8.34 |
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MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s current P/E is 19.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 32.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s current operating margin is 15.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.