ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) reported Operating Margin of 25.82% for Q4 2025, down 4266.0% year-over-year from 0.62% in Q4 2024, and down 64.62% quarter-over-quarter from 15.69% in Q3 2025.
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 25.82% in Q4 2025.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 25.82%, down 4266.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 23.9% (down 766.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 23.91%, down 785.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 25.82% in Q4 2025 per AACG's latest filing, from 15.69% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 16.84% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 77.66% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 30.62% and a median of 30.66% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Operating Margin soared 8058 bps in 2021, then tumbled 4266 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 3.95% in 2021, then soared by 58 bps to 6.23% in 2022, then soared by 75 bps to 10.9% in 2023, then jumped by 55 bps to 16.84% in 2024, then sank by 253 bps to 25.82% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows AACG's Operating Margin at 25.82% in Q4 2025, 15.69% in Q3 2025, and 24.6% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.64 Bn | 7.60 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -16.93% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.92 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 4.68% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.86 Bn | 4.70 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.10% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.36 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 18.75% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.16 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 20.49% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.97 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 30.92% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.35 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.15% |
| 8 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 28.47% |
| 9 | Strategic Education | 1.76 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - | 13.43% |
| 10 | ATA Creativity Global | 9.39 Mn | -2.64 Mn | 7.18 Mn | -25.82% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -25.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -30.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -26.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -40.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -45.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -59.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -50.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -77.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -44.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -40.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -64.87% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -61.78% |