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

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 50.2% for Q1 2026, up 298.0% year-over-year from 12.61% in Q1 2025, and up 30.16% on a QoQ basis from 38.56% in Q4 2025.

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

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 50.2% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 50.2% for Q1 2026 at Bread Financial Holdings, up from 38.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 54.77% in Q1 2023, with the low at 36.97% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 44.94%, with a median of 45.86% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 17465 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 2052 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 41.43% in 2022, then grew by 8 bps to 44.69% in 2023, then fell by 17 bps to 36.97% in 2024, then increased by 4 bps to 38.56% in 2025, then surged by 30 bps to 50.2% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 50.2%, 38.56%, and 47.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 64.42%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 58.43%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 18.77%
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 17.81%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 26.44%
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 3.39%
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 35.49%
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 24.11%
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 15.96%
10 Bread Financial Holdings 4.51 Bn 875.83 Mn 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%