Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) reported Operating Margin of 3.77% for Q2 2026, up 0.81 percentage points from 2.96% a year earlier but down 1.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 28, 2026, Bloomin' Brands' Operating Margin came in at 1.20%, down 1.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.94%, down 2.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +6.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 3.54% in FY2024 (-3.25 pp), 6.78% in FY2023 (-0.85 pp), 7.63% in FY2022 (+0.14 pp) and 7.49% in FY2021 (+13.01 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -3.92% in Q3 2025 and a high of 9.55% in Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.08 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.39 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 4.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.58% (Q1 2026), -1.36% (Q4 2025) and -3.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.62 Bn | 160.44 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.79 Bn | 96.42 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.35 Bn | 36.33 Bn | - | 15.70% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.59 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.96 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.28 Bn | 21.39 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 13.90% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.08 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.31 Bn | 9.67 Bn | - | 8.50% |
| 10 | Bloomin' Brands | 690.05 Mn | 429.43 Mn | 709.41 Mn | 3.77% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 3.77% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.58% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -1.36% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -3.92% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.96% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.45% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.67% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.63% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 5.02% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 7.62% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 8.69% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 7.80% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.40% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 7.50% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 1.47% |
Bloomin' Brands Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BLMN", "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=BLMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();