Dropbox (DBX) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Dropbox (DBX) posted Operating Margin of 27.45% for Q1 2026, up 7.67% on a QoQ basis from 25.5% in Q4 2025, and down 197.0% year-over-year from 28.3% in Q1 2025.
Dropbox (DBX) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dropbox's Operating Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 27.45% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 197.0% year-over-year to 27.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.85% (up 613.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 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.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 42.11% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 13.43% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 19.46% and a median of 20.02% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin jumped 5554 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 2845 bps.
- Dropbox's Operating Margin stood at 13.43% in 2022, then surged by 414 bps to 42.11% in 2023, then plunged by 68 bps to 13.66% in 2024, then jumped by 87 bps to 25.5% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 27.45% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DBX's Operating Margin at 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 | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 46.33% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 75.95% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 31.97% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 46.18% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.30% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.06% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 31.36% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.69% |
| 10 | Dropbox | 7.54 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 501.40 Mn | 27.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |