AMC Global Media (AMCX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
AMC Global Media's Operating Margin was 2.90% in Q2 2026, down 7.85 percentage points from 10.74% a year earlier and down 2.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AMC Global Media (AMCX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AMC Global Media's Operating Margin was 2.30% through Jun 30, 2026, up 3.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.77%, up 7.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -9.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -1.64% in FY2024 (-15.96 pp), 14.32% in FY2023 (+11.52 pp), 2.81% in FY2022 (-13.11 pp) and 15.92% in FY2021 (+0.19 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -42.42% (Q4 2024) and 24.53% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.44 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 38.92 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 48.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AMCX's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.77% (Q1 2026), -8.55% (Q4 2025) and 9.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | AMC Global Media | 517.48 Mn | -1.68 Bn | 258.71 Mn | 2.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -42.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -40.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.23% |
AMC Global Media 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "AMCX", "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=AMCX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();