Plains All American Pipeline Lp Operating Margin Growth & History (PAA)
Plains All American Pipeline Lp's operating margin was 3.24% for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating margin | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.24% | +1.46 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 1.78% | −0.88 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 2.66% | +0.40 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.25% | +0.23 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 2.02% | +12.22 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −10.20% | −16.10 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 5.90% | −0.78 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 6.69% | +2.29 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 4.40% | −0.53 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 4.93% | −0.53 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 5.45% | +1.31 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 4.14% | +0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 4.11% | +0.34 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 3.77% | −0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 3.79% | +0.82 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 2.96% | −1.24 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 4.21% | +2.23 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 1.98% | −0.56 pp |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | 2.54% | — |
Plains All American Pipeline Lp quarterly operating margin
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating margin | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.25% | +0.00 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 3.25% | +0.15 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.36% | +3.49 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 4.18% | +2.61 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.25% | −0.36 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 3.10% | +0.04 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | −0.13% | −1.66 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 1.57% | −0.36 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.60% | −0.66 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.06% | −0.77 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.53% | +1.82 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 1.94% | −2.43 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 3.26% | +0.75 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.83% | +1.69 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −0.29% | −4.90 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 4.37% | +4.72 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 2.51% | +4.89 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 2.14% | −4.13 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 4.61% | +5.70 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | −0.35% | −4.69 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | −2.38% | −8.89 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 6.27% | +39.81 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −1.09% | −4.71 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 4.34% | −1.90 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 6.51% | +1.05 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −33.53% | −42.06 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 3.62% | −11.35 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 6.24% | +0.63 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 5.46% | +4.38 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 8.53% | +3.99 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 14.97% | +11.54 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 5.61% | +4.86 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 1.09% | −3.14 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 4.54% | −4.33 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 3.43% | −0.23 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 0.75% | −6.00 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 4.23% | +1.28 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 8.86% | +2.00 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 3.66% | −3.22 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 6.75% | +0.72 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 2.95% | −0.22 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 6.86% | +0.60 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 6.89% | +1.26 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 6.03% | +2.39 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 3.17% | −0.11 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 6.26% | +2.02 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 5.62% | +1.92 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 3.65% | +0.88 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 3.28% | −0.44 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 4.24% | −1.93 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 3.71% | −0.55 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.77% | +0.12 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 3.72% | −1.00 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 6.17% | +2.77 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 4.26% | +0.22 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.64% | −1.40 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 4.72% | +1.36 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 3.40% | −0.31 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 4.04% | +1.10 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 4.04% | +1.70 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 3.36% | +0.23 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 3.70% | +0.26 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 2.95% | +0.10 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 2.34% | −1.08 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 3.14% | −1.14 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 3.44% | −4.31 pp |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 2.85% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 3.42% | +0.68 pp |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 4.27% | +3.38 pp |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-31 | 7.75% | — |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-30 | 2.74% | — |
| Q2 2008 | 2008-06-30 | 0.89% | — |
Plains All American Pipeline Lp operating margin trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Plains All American Pipeline Lp's operating margin increased from −10.20% to 3.24%, a change of +13.44 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.25%.
What operating margin means
Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.
How operating margin is calculated
TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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