BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) recorded Operating Margin of -229.36% in Q3 2026, down 163.40 percentage points from -65.96% a year earlier and down 151.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, BigBear.ai Holdings' Operating Margin came in at -164.22% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 66.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -167.54%, down 83.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a four-year change of -113.63 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at -84.32% in FY2024 (-59.16 pp), -25.16% in FY2023 (+46.15 pp), -71.30% in FY2022 (-17.40 pp) and -53.90% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -296.09% in Q1 2024 to -18.58% in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -35.99 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 235.08 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 276.39 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -77.71% (Q2 2026), -70.44% (Q1 2026) and -294.97% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 235.00 Bn | 220.07 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 221.18 Bn | 201.58 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Snowflake | 96.49 Bn | 83.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 4 | Fortinet | 87.26 Bn | 71.51 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.89% |
| 5 | Datadog | 64.27 Bn | 44.82 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 6.24% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 31.67 Bn | 17.82 Bn | 689.22 Mn | -1.72% |
| 7 | Okta | 29.42 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 25.30 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 25.20 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.68% |
| 10 | BigBear.ai Holdings | 1.06 Bn | -178.04 Mn | 13.59 Mn | -229.36% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -229.36% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -77.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -70.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -294.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -65.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -278.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -61.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -41.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -296.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -65.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -147.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -45.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -97.61% |
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