Blackberry (BB) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Blackberry (BB) posted Operating Margin of 20.58% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 11.70 percentage points from 8.87% a year earlier and up 10.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Blackberry (BB) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Operating Margin at Blackberry was 13.63%, up 8.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it was 8.80%, up 8.65 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +132.76 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Blackberry's Operating Margin was 0.15% in FY2025 (-1.30 pp), 1.45% in FY2024 (+40.74 pp), -39.29% in FY2023 (-39.01 pp) and -0.28% in FY2022 (+123.69 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 227.97 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a drop of 99.29 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 10.01% (Q1 2027), 14.68% (Q4 2026) and 8.39% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.66% |
| 10 | Blackberry | 5.17 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 127.10 Mn | 20.58% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 20.58% |
| May 31, 2026 | 10.01% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 14.68% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.39% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.87% |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.64% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -5.65% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 13.58% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.74% |
| May 31, 2024 | -10.45% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -9.14% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 11.84% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -35.61% |
| May 31, 2023 | -2.95% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 90.14% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -1.18% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -27.98% |
| May 31, 2022 | -105.36% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 78.92% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 27.72% |
Blackberry 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=BB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BB", "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=BB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();