The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
Steel Partners Holdings LP Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Steel Partners Holdings LP Pretax Margin % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
SPLP vs MATW, DLX, FIP: Pretax Margin % Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Steel Partners Holdings LP's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Steel Partners Holdings LP Pretax Margin % vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Steel Partners Holdings LP's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Steel Partners Holdings LP's Pretax Margin % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) has a Pretax Margin % of 17.74% as of Sep. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Steel Partners Holdings LP and its competitors. This is 129% above median its historical median of 7.74.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP's Pretax Margin % too high?
Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Pretax Margin % of 17.74% is 129% above median its 10-year median of 7.74. The Conglomerates industry median Pretax Margin % is 6.57. Steel Partners Holdings LP's value of 17.74% is 170% above this industry median. Overall, Steel Partners Holdings LP has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Steel Partners Holdings LP's Pretax Margin % compare to MATW and DLX?
Steel Partners Holdings LP's Pretax Margin % of 17.74% can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates industry. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 6.57. Steel Partners Holdings LP's value of 17.74% is 170% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 7.74 vs. the industry median of 6.57, Steel Partners Holdings LP has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Pretax Margin % for a Conglomerates company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Conglomerates companies is 6.57, based on 549 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Pretax Margin % of 17.74% is 170% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Steel Partners Holdings LP and its competitors. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 6.57 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Pretax Margin % is 17.74%, which is 129% above median its own 10-year median of 7.74. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP stock overvalued right now?
Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) has a current Pretax Margin % of 17.74%. The stock's GF Value™ is $51.26, compared to a current price of $50.00 — trading 2.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Pretax Margin % is 17.74%, which is 129% above median its 10-year median of 7.74 and 170% above the Conglomerates industry median of 6.57. Steel Partners Holdings LP's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP), the current Pretax Margin % is 17.74% as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Steel Partners Holdings LP stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $50.00 is trading 2.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $51.26.
Key valuation signals for SPLP:
Pretax Margin %: 17.74% (129% above median its 10-year median of 7.74)
GF Value™: $51.26 vs. price of $50.00 (2.5% below fair value)
Industry Position: 170% above the Conglomerates median
No single metric tells the full story. See the SPLP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Steel Partners Holdings LP operates in industrial products, energy, defense, supply chain management and logistics, banking, and youth sports industries. Its segments include the Diversified Industrial segment comprised of manufacturers of engineered niche industrial products, joining materials, tubing, building materials, performance materials etc; the Energy segment provides drilling and production services to the oil and gas industry and owns a youth sports business; the Financial Services segment consists of the operations of WebBank, a Utah chartered industrial bank, which engages in full range of banking activities; The Supply Chain segment consists of end-to-end world-wide supply; and Corporate and Other consists of equity method and other investments, and cash and cash equivalents.
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