Margin Expanders
Companies whose operating margin expanded by at least 10 percentage points over the selected window. A company going from 5% to 15% operating margin is doing something structural β pricing power, scale benefits, business-mix shift. Often a leading indicator of multibagger runs. A green check means the company was profitable in at least 3 of the last 5 years.
Showing companies whose operating margin expanded by at least 10pp over 10 years, sector: all
Operating income and revenue from SEC EDGAR filings. We use operating margin (not net margin) because net margin gets distorted by tax-law changes and one-time items. Quality gates: revenue β₯ $100M at both endpoints, latest margin must be positive (this is an excellence page, not a turnaround page), smooth year-over-year revenue (no >10x jumps from acquisitions β those distort margin comparisons).