Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) recorded Operating Margin of 5.95% in Q2 2026, up 6.81 percentage points from -0.86% a year earlier and up 3.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Bausch & Lomb's Operating Margin came in at 6.07% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 5.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.22%, down 1.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -5.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 3.38% in FY2024 (+0.25 pp), 3.14% in FY2023 (-2.36 pp), 5.49% in FY2022 (-3.24 pp) and 8.74% in FY2021 (+1.12 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -7.30% in Q1 2025 to 9.91% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 9.95 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 7.85 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.65% (Q1 2026), 7.97% (Q4 2025) and 7.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 252.58 Bn | 231.61 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 177.91 Bn | 148.34 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.81 Bn | 147.62 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.22 Bn | 135.64 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 33.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.73 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 118.55 Bn | 104.67 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.29 Bn | 62.06 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.69 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.62 Bn | 35.63 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 6.18 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 867.00 Mn | 5.95% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.91% |
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Bausch & Lomb Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BLCO", "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=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();