AI Era (AERA) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)
AI Era (AERA) recorded Operating Margin of -85.16% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 80.34 percentage points from -4.81% a year earlier and down 142.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AI Era (AERA) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, AI Era's Operating Margin came in at 32.83% as of May 31, 2026, up 13.82 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 29.54%, up 14.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +334.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 14.75% in FY2024 (+256.21 pp), -241.45% in FY2023 (-172.06 pp), -69.39% in FY2022 (+2731.79 pp) and -2801.18% in FY2021 (-2495.76 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +43.66 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 7681.41 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 8782.44 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 56.91% (Q2 2026), 26.06% (Q1 2026) and 63.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 182.51 Bn | 167.08 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -35.31% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.20 Bn | 11.69 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 16.36% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.27 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - | 3.30% |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 841.96 Mn | 647.45 Mn | 59.96 Mn | -16.57% |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 629.64 Mn | 541.95 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 12.97% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 35.46 Mn | 18.33 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.46 Mn | -16.15 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 696,201.70 | 45,968.70 | - | -85.16% |
| 10 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -85.16% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 56.91% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 26.06% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 63.73% |
| May 31, 2025 | -4.81% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 20.19% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -8.42% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 61.32% |
| May 31, 2024 | 19.39% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -126.69% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -3.51% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -176.95% |
| May 31, 2023 | -80.35% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -356.44% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -508.46% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -46.33% |
| May 31, 2022 | -401.45% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 25.02% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -7,727.74% |
| May 31, 2021 | -1,938.90% |
AI Era Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=AERA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "AERA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=AERA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();