Legal & General Group Plc
LGEN
Rank in Stocks
#1064
Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN.L) is a prominent financial services company... Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN.L) is a prominent financial services company delivering a diverse range of insurance products and related services across the United Kingdom, the United States, and numerous international markets. Its operations are strategically structured into four distinct divisions: Legal & General Retirement (LGR), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), Legal & General Capital (LGC), and Legal & General Insurance (LGI). The LGR segment focuses on retirement solutions, including offering annuity contracts that provide guaranteed income, longevity insurance, various lifetime mortgage products (such as retirement interest-only mortgages), lifetime care plans, and comprehensive workplace savings schemes designed for corporate pension solutions. Within the LGIM segment, the company specializes in asset management, providing services such as index fund management, active fixed income and liquidity funds, active equity strategies, liability-driven investment (LDI) solutions, multi-asset funds, corporate pension scheme management, and investments in real assets. LGC is responsible for investment strategy formulation and execution, alongside direct investment and structuring services. Finally, the LGI division delivers a suite of protection products, encompassing health, disability, critical illness, and accident coverage, in addition to individual term assurance, reinsurance, savings and death benefit solutions, and annuities. Beyond these core segments, the group's broader activities extend to unit trust and institutional fund management, mortgage financing, treasury functions, general insurance, and open-ended investment companies. It also significantly engages in real estate, covering investment, operation, management, trading, and leasing of properties, as well as the construction of commercial buildings and modular housing development. Further services include financial intermediation, pension tracing and transfer, acting as insurance agents and brokers, commercial lending, venture capital investing, and comprehensive investment advisory, business information consultancy, and technology services. Established in 1836, Legal & General Group Plc boasts a long history and maintains its headquarters in London, UK.
Share Price
$4.14
Last synced: 2026-11-09
Market Cap
$22.11B
Change (1 day)
1.78%
Change (1 year)
30.54%
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Operating Margin for Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN)
Operating Margin as of November 2026 TTM: 1.41%
According to Legal & General Group Plc's latest financial reports, its current operating margin (TTM) is 1.41%. At the end of 2025 the company had an operating margin of 3.43%.
Operating Margin history for Legal & General Group Plc from 2000 to 2026
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 1.41% | -58.89% |
| 2025 | 3.43% | 33.98% |
| 2024 | 2.56% | 271.01% |
| 2023 | 0.69% | -91.90% |
| 2022 | 8.52% | -68.21% |
| 2021 | 26.80% | 74.03% |
| 2020 | 15.40% | -21.51% |
| 2019 | 19.62% | -4.53% |
| 2018 | 20.55% | 1.63% |
| 2017 | 20.22% | 28.22% |
| 2016 | 15.77% | 6.77% |
| 2015 | 14.77% | 9.08% |
| 2014 | 13.54% | 11.72% |
| 2013 | 12.12% | 9.68% |
| 2012 | 11.05% | 1.75% |
| 2011 | 10.86% | 219.41% |
| 2010 | 3.40% | 20.14% |
| 2009 | 2.83% | -58.38% |
| 2008 | 6.80% | 55.61% |
| 2007 | 4.37% | -55.99% |
| 2006 | 9.93% | 80.55% |
| 2005 | 5.50% | 7.00% |
| 2004 | 5.14% | -99.20% |
| 2003 | 642.47% | -124.24% |
| 2002 | -2,650.00% | -7.02% |
| 2001 | -2,850.00% | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Operating Margin for similar companies or competitors
| Company | Operating Margin | Operating Margin Difference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30.75% | -78.19% |
US
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| 86.97% | -38.32% |
SE
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| 52.04% | -63.09% |
US
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| 7.84% | -94.44% |
US
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| 66.24% | -53.02% |
US
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What is a company's Operating Margin?
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.
Questions about Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin
What is Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin?
Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin is 1.41%, as of Nov 2026.
What was Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin in 2025?
In 2025, Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin was 3.43%, compared with 2.56% in 2024.
How has Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin changed since 2020?
From 2020 to 2025, Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin was highest in 2021 (26.80%) and lowest in 2023 (0.69%).
How does Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin compare with similar companies?
Legal & General Group Plc's operating margin (1.41%) is lower than that of all 5 similar companies listed above. The highest among them is Investor AB (publ), with 86.97%.