Cerus (CERS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cerus' Operating Margin was 0.66% in Q3 2026, down 1.68 percentage points from 2.35% a year earlier but up 3.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cerus (CERS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cerus' Operating Margin was -0.23% through Sep 30, 2026, up 7.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2021, it was -30.68%, up 20.38 percentage points from FY2020.
- Operating Margin has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +125.78 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2021).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -51.06% in FY2020 (+19.57 pp), -70.62% in FY2019 (+1.68 pp), -72.30% in FY2018 (+39.78 pp) and -112.09% in FY2017 (+44.37 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -22.89% (Q1 2022) and 2.35% (Q3 2025) over five years.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 6.36% |
| 10 | Cerus | 393.81 Mn | 117.79 Mn | 30.27 Mn | 0.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -22.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.90% |
API Access
Cerus Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CERS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CERS", "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=CERS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();