Oshkosh Corporation (OSK)

Pretax margin

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm)	US$ in thousands	903,000	899,300	902,600	905,100	797,600	707,900	556,100	366,900	256,300	151,400	151,500	301,600	415,500	497,900	534,900	450,800	425,200	439,100	504,300	641,800
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	10,730,200	10,598,900	10,367,400	9,933,600	9,657,900	9,394,700	8,951,500	8,604,400	8,282,000	7,870,100	7,866,400	8,009,200	7,952,500	7,737,300	7,458,500	6,830,500	6,738,200	6,856,800	7,268,300	8,080,200
Pretax margin		8.42%	8.48%	8.71%	9.11%	8.26%	7.54%	6.21%	4.26%	3.09%	1.92%	1.93%	3.77%	5.22%	6.44%	7.17%	6.60%	6.31%	6.40%	6.94%	7.94%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $903,000K ÷ $10,730,200K
= 8.42%

The pretax margin of Oshkosh Corporation has experienced fluctuations over the periods provided. It started at 7.94% on March 31, 2020, decreased to 6.31% by December 31, 2020, and then increased to 7.17% by June 30, 2021. However, the pretax margin started declining from there, reaching its lowest point of 1.92% on September 30, 2022. Subsequently, there was a gradual improvement in the pretax margin, with a significant increase to 9.11% by March 31, 2024.

Overall, the pretax margin of Oshkosh Corporation has shown variability but ended positively higher at 8.42% by December 31, 2024. This trend indicates that the company's ability to generate profits before considering taxes improved over the period, with some fluctuations in between. It may be valuable for investors and stakeholders to monitor the trend in pretax margin to assess the company's efficiency in generating profits relative to its revenue before tax obligations.