AdaptHealth (AHCO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
AdaptHealth's Operating Margin was -18.61% in Q2 2026, down 28.61 percentage points from 10.00% a year earlier and down 19.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AdaptHealth (AHCO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AdaptHealth's Operating Margin was -4.46% through Jun 30, 2026, down 12.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.80%, down 5.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -3.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 8.09% in FY2024 (+26.79 pp), -18.70% in FY2023 (-25.11 pp), 6.41% in FY2022 (-2.78 pp) and 9.19% in FY2021 (+2.44 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 65.22 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 64.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AHCO's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.67% (Q1 2026), -8.66% (Q4 2025) and 7.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 10 | AdaptHealth | 768.76 Mn | 498.80 Mn | 104.21 Mn | -18.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -18.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -25.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -57.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.59% |
API Access
AdaptHealth 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=AHCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "AHCO", "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=AHCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();