Dropbox (DBX) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)

Dropbox (DBX) posted Operating Margin of 27.45% for Q1 2026, up 7.67% quarter-over-quarter from 25.5% in Q4 2025, and down 197.0% year-on-year from 28.3% in Q1 2025.

Dropbox (DBX) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dropbox (DBX) has reported Operating Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 27.45% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 27.45%, down 197.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.85% (up 613.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 27.33%, up 825.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 27.45% for Q1 2026 at Dropbox, up from 25.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 42.11% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 13.43% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 19.46%, with a median of 20.02% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin soared 5554 bps in 2023 and tumbled 2845 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 13.43% in 2022, then soared by 414 bps to 42.11% in 2023, then sank by 68 bps to 13.66% in 2024, then surged by 87 bps to 25.5% in 2025, then advanced by 8 bps to 27.45% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 27.45% in Q1 2026, 25.5% in Q4 2025, and 27.54% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 31.97%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.43%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn -2.84%
10 Dropbox 6.68 Bn 5.39 Bn 501.40 Mn 27.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.45%
Dec 31, 2025 25.50%
Sep 30, 2025 27.54%
Jun 30, 2025 26.91%
Mar 31, 2025 29.42%
Dec 31, 2024 13.66%
Sep 30, 2024 20.01%
Jun 30, 2024 20.02%
Mar 31, 2024 22.73%
Dec 31, 2023 42.11%
Sep 30, 2023 20.65%
Jun 30, 2023 9.08%
Mar 31, 2023 13.76%
Dec 31, 2022 -13.43%
Sep 30, 2022 15.11%
Jun 30, 2022 14.48%
Mar 31, 2022 15.91%
Dec 31, 2021 12.41%
Sep 30, 2021 14.05%
Jun 30, 2021 15.91%