Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 1.16% in Q1 2026, up 53.38% quarter-over-quarter from 2.48% in Q4 2025, and up 695.0% on a YoY basis from 0.15% in Q1 2025.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Comtech Telecommunications' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.16% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 695.0% year-over-year to 1.16%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.77% (up 4441.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.85%, down 1306.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 1.16% for Q1 2026 at Comtech Telecommunications, up from 2.48% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 2.21% in Q1 2024 to a low of 111.55% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 12.83% across 5 years, with a median of 1.21% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin tumbled 11292 bps in 2024, then soared 10906 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 7.42% in 2022, then soared by 119 bps to 1.37% in 2023, then slumped by 8223 bps to 111.55% in 2024, then surged by 98 bps to 2.48% in 2025, then jumped by 53 bps to 1.16% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.16% (Q1 2026), 2.48% (Q4 2025), and 1.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Comtech Telecommunications | 140.28 Mn | 107.46 Mn | 36.22 Mn | -1.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.60% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -20.43% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -5.58% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.63% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 1.69% |