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Margins

Operating margin

Operating income divided by revenue for the same period - profitability of the core business before financing and taxes.

Formula

Operating income ÷ revenue (same period end)

Served as: annual · quarterly · ttm. Annual and quarterly observations are never mixed unlabeled.

Where the inputs come from

  • OperatingIncomeLoss
  • Revenues (same-period pairing)

Listed highest priority first. Every served figure carries its filing, fiscal period and accession; open any value on the financials page to see them.

How to compare it honestly

Compare within the same industry and against the company's own prior periods; period ends must match.

When it is not served

Not served when operating income is not filed for the period; never inferred from other subtotals.

Missing data is missing evidence: it is never shown as zero and never treated as a conclusion.

What it cannot tell you

Excludes interest and taxes, and can be shaped by one-time operating items the ratio cannot isolate.

Questions worth asking next

  • Which cost lines drove the latest change, per the income statement?
  • Is the margin change consistent across several periods or a single observation?

Research prompts, not recommendations.

See it computed from filings

Related in margins: Gross margin · Net margin · FCF margin

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