Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Comtech Telecommunications' Operating Margin came in at -2.95% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), down 1.74 percentage points from -1.21% a year earlier and down 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Apr 30, 2026, Comtech Telecommunications reported Operating Margin of -1.16%, up 43.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025), it was -27.85%, down 13.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -30.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was -14.78% in FY2024 (-12.12 pp), -2.67% in FY2023 (+4.28 pp), -6.94% in FY2022 (+4.80 pp) and -11.74% in FY2021 (-14.20 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.85 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 109.06 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 112.92 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMTL's Operating Margin at -1.16% (Q2 2026), -2.48% (Q1 2026) and 1.43% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Comtech Telecommunications | 41.65 Mn | -103.33 Mn | 36.07 Mn | -2.95% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -2.95% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.16% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -2.48% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.43% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.21% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -8.10% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -111.55% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -64.57% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -2.71% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.21% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.37% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -3.87% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -0.58% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -7.42% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -1.64% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -20.43% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -5.58% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.63% |
Comtech Telecommunications 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=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CMTL", "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=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();