Coinbase Global (COIN) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Coinbase Global's Operating Margin was 5.07% in Q3 2026, down 20.64 percentage points from 25.71% a year earlier but up 14.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Coinbase Global (COIN) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Coinbase Global's Operating Margin was 3.56% through Sep 30, 2026, down 25.06 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.99%, down 15.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -12.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 35.15% in FY2024 (+40.35 pp), -5.20% in FY2023 (+79.65 pp), -84.85% in FY2022 (-124.09 pp) and 39.24% in FY2021 (+7.23 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -129.20% (Q2 2022) and 46.44% (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.83 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 118.81 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 168.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, COIN's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -9.30% (Q2 2026), -1.52% (Q1 2026) and 15.37% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 52.19 Bn | 23.96 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 6.38% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.03 Bn | 8.73 Bn | - | 16.33% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.13 Bn | -4.52 Bn | - | 5.07% |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.23 Bn | 30.43 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -105.74% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.63 Bn | 18.45 Bn | - | 44.96% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 26.81 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 7.45% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.13 Bn | 9.70 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 8 | Chime Financial | 12.34 Bn | 8.03 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 4.78% |
| 9 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.26 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 21.24% |
| 10 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 10.03 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -25.50% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.07% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 46.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -88.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -94.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -129.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -47.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.92% |
Coinbase Global 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=COIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "COIN", "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=COIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();