Criteo (CRTO) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Criteo (CRTO) posted Operating Margin of 2.45% for Q1 2026, down 61.18% sequentially from 6.31% in Q2 2025, and down 822.0% YoY from 0.34% in Q1 2025.
Criteo (CRTO) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Criteo has reported Operating Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 2.45% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 822.0% year-over-year to 2.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.6% (down 18.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.43%, up 259.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 2.45% in Q1 2026 per CRTO's latest filing, from 6.31% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 17.09% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 11.41% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 4.36% and a median of 2.45% in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin slumped 1499 bps in 2022, then jumped 1162 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 8.62% in 2022, then soared by 81 bps to 15.6% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 17.09% in 2024, then tumbled by 63 bps to 6.31% in 2025, then slumped by 61 bps to 2.45% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 2.45%, 6.31%, and 10.67% for Q1 2026, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 103.70 Bn | 100.65 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 77.68% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.37 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 6.27 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 530.72 Mn | 14.21% |
| 4 | Wpp | 5.67 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Magnite | 3.35 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 130.79 Mn | 16.19% |
| 6 | Stagwell | 2.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 1.47% |
| 7 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 161.31 Mn | 11.88% |
| 8 | Ziff Davis | 2.02 Bn | 410.50 Mn | 241.03 Mn | -15.60% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
| 10 | Criteo | 867.14 Mn | 586.85 Mn | 222.21 Mn | 3.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.58% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.32% |