'margins fluctuate'

Consumer & Market Authority: petrol stations not making more profit due to higher fuel prices

De ACM ziet op dit moment geen aanwijzingen dat tankstations hogere winstmarges overhouden als gevolg van de Iran-oorlog. Foto: ProMedia, 2026

According to the Consumer & Market Authority (ACM), there are currently no indications that average profit margins at petrol stations have increased as a result of the Iran war. However, margins do seem to fluctuate more strongly than before the outbreak of the war with Iran.

This writes the ACM in its Fuel Price Monitor published on Monday. Due to the unrest in the oil market, pump owners face higher purchase prices that they pass on to consumers and businesses. Nevertheless, the ACM currently sees “no indications” that petrol stations are left with higher profit margins. However, margins do seem to fluctuate more strongly now than in the period before the Iran war, partly due to increased volatility in the wholesale market.

Global crude oil and fuel prices have risen since the conflict broke out in late February. The monitor shows that the euro price of crude oil has increased by about 70 per cent since March. According to the ACM, it is unlikely that the cost of oil production has risen at the same rate as prices. This implies that the average profit margin on crude oil sales has gone up. In line with this, oil companies reported higher quarterly profits in the past week.

Impact studies

The ACM has previously found that falling oil prices are often less quickly passed on by petrol stations to consumers than rising prices. As the oil price is currently not yet falling substantially, that effect cannot be investigated at present. Once the oil price drops towards pre-war levels in Iran, the ACM will analyse the extent to which price drops are passed on to consumers.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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