Bread Financial Holdings (BFH-PB) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH-PB) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 50.2% in Q1 2026, up 30.16% quarter-over-quarter from 38.56% in Q4 2025, and up 298.0% on a YoY basis from 12.61% in Q1 2025.

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH-PB) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bread Financial Holdings' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 50.2% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 298.0% year-over-year to 50.2%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 45.16% (up 303.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 44.4%, up 190.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 50.2% for Q1 2026 at Bread Financial Holdings, up from 38.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 54.77% in Q1 2023 to a low of 36.97% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 44.94% across 5 years, with a median of 45.86% in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 17465 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 2052 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 41.43% in 2022, then gained by 8 bps to 44.69% in 2023, then slipped by 17 bps to 36.97% in 2024, then advanced by 4 bps to 38.56% in 2025, then surged by 30 bps to 50.2% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 50.2% (Q1 2026), 38.56% (Q4 2025), and 47.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 64.42%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 58.43%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 18.77%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 17.81%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 26.44%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 3.39%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 35.49%
10 Bread Financial Holdings - - 983.00 Mn 50.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 50.20%
Dec 31, 2025 38.56%
Sep 30, 2025 47.06%
Jun 30, 2025 44.56%
Mar 31, 2025 47.22%
Dec 31, 2024 36.97%
Sep 30, 2024 37.74%
Jun 30, 2024 46.54%
Mar 31, 2024 48.54%
Dec 31, 2023 44.69%
Sep 30, 2023 47.82%
Jun 30, 2023 40.13%
Mar 31, 2023 54.77%
Dec 31, 2022 41.43%
Sep 30, 2022 45.86%
Jun 30, 2022 41.43%
Mar 31, 2022 50.38%
Dec 31, 2021 -133.21%
Sep 30, 2021 44.98%
Jun 30, 2021 61.95%