Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026)
Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) posted EBIT Margin of -59.51% for Q2 2026, up 54.14 percentage points from -113.65% a year earlier but down 30.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at Aquestive Therapeutics was -97.52%, up 21.67 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -159.50%, down 106.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -65.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Aquestive Therapeutics' EBIT Margin was -53.46% in FY2024 (-23.60 pp), -29.86% in FY2023 (+58.37 pp), -88.23% in FY2022 (-20.00 pp) and -68.22% in FY2021 (+25.33 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of -222.08% in Q1 2025 to a high of 0.27% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -34.74 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 192.97 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 147.76 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was -29.10% (Q1 2026), -221.58% (Q4 2025) and -89.63% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 28.21% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 37.86% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -3.52% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 32.97% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 34.95% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -133.21% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 28.37% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 37.40% |
| 10 | Aquestive Therapeutics | 596.18 Mn | 136.72 Mn | 9.80 Mn | -59.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -59.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -221.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -89.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -113.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -222.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -114.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -61.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -74.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -31.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -41.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -100.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -77.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -96.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -79.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -105.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -59.97% |
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Aquestive Therapeutics EBIT Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "AQST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();