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

Bread Financial Holdings' quarterly Operating Margin came in at 50.2% in Q1 2026, up 298.0% year-on-year from 12.61% in Q1 2025, and up 30.16% quarter-over-quarter from 38.56% in Q4 2025.

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

Bread Financial Holdings has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 50.2% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 298.0% year-over-year to 50.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 45.16% (up 303.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 44.4%, up 190.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 50.2%, 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.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 17465 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2052 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing BFH's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 41.43% in 2022, then advanced by 8 bps to 44.69% in 2023, then dropped by 17 bps to 36.97% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 38.56% in 2025, then soared 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 539.53 Bn 527.13 Bn - 64.42%
2 Mastercard 441.81 Bn 431.60 Bn - 58.43%
3 American Express 215.01 Bn 160.96 Bn 17.43 Bn 18.77%
4 Capital One Financial 114.99 Bn 38.50 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 41.29 Bn 31.95 Bn 7.84 Bn 17.81%
6 Affirm Holdings 24.62 Bn 22.89 Bn 261.64 Mn 26.44%
7 Synchrony Financial 24.22 Bn 3.66 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.71 Bn 20.31 Bn 929.25 Mn 3.39%
9 Ally Financial 13.13 Bn 12.69 Bn 1.98 Bn 35.49%
10 Bread Financial Holdings 3.83 Bn 191.67 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%