Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) recorded Operating Margin of -33.91% in Q3 2026, down 67.01 percentage points from 33.10% a year earlier but up 19.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Emergent BioSolutions' Operating Margin came in at -27.70% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 42.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 13.47%, up 23.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -14.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at -10.42% in FY2024 (+58.81 pp), -69.23% in FY2023 (-54.01 pp), -15.21% in FY2022 (-34.46 pp) and 19.25% in FY2021 (-8.55 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -89.84% in Q1 2023 to 39.13% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 111.45 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 92.10 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -53.39% (Q2 2026), 6.73% (Q1 2026) and -18.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,264.65 Bn | 1,238.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 52.42% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 677.74 Bn | 597.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 24.35% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 517.10 Bn | 485.11 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 36.01% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.23 Bn | 325.17 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 30.89% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.90 Bn | 276.16 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 32.97% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.40 Bn | 266.24 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.90 Bn | 201.56 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 35.79% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 209.15 Bn | 184.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 41.71% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 165.88 Bn | 113.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 32.98% |
| 10 | Emergent BioSolutions | 310.37 Mn | -370.73 Mn | 29.20 Mn | -33.91% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -33.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -53.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -18.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -79.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -89.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -86.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -89.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -31.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.13% |
API Access
Emergent BioSolutions Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "EBS", "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=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();