Liberty Media (FWONA) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Liberty Media (FWONA) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 9.0% in Q1 2026, down 29.69% quarter-over-quarter from 12.8% in Q4 2025, and up 2399.0% on a YoY basis from 0.36% in Q1 2025.

Liberty Media (FWONA) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liberty Media's Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 2399.0% year-over-year to 9.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.92% (up 1136.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.87%, up 502.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 9.0% for Q1 2026 at Liberty Media, down from 12.8% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 23.34% in Q4 2022 to a low of 14.99% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.11% across 5 years, with a median of 12.07% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 2419 bps in 2024, then sank 3117 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 23.34% in 2022, then plunged by 60 bps to 9.43% in 2023, then slumped by 79 bps to 1.97% in 2024, then surged by 550 bps to 12.8% in 2025, then dropped by 30 bps to 9.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.0% (Q1 2026), 12.8% (Q4 2025), and 14.56% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 349.58 Bn 337.29 Bn 11.41 Bn 32.30%
2 Walt Disney 175.79 Bn 182.39 Bn 23.68 Bn 9.16%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.98 Bn 63.84 Bn 4.25 Bn -27.76%
4 Brera Holdings 47.91 Bn 47.91 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 37.10 Bn 28.65 Bn 1.31 Bn -9.77%
6 Fox 26.20 Bn 22.71 Bn - -
7 Liberty Media 20.17 Bn 20.84 Bn 298.00 Mn 9.00%
8 Roku 18.22 Bn 15.84 Bn 564.94 Mn 4.15%
9 News 17.17 Bn 15.69 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.67 Bn 13.98 Bn 862.52 Mn 21.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.00%
Dec 31, 2025 12.80%
Sep 30, 2025 14.56%
Jun 30, 2025 20.88%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.99%
Dec 31, 2024 1.97%
Sep 30, 2024 12.07%
Jun 30, 2024 5.97%
Mar 31, 2024 16.18%
Dec 31, 2023 9.43%
Sep 30, 2023 10.79%
Jun 30, 2023 7.14%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.01%
Dec 31, 2022 23.34%
Sep 30, 2022 15.58%
Jun 30, 2022 17.07%
Mar 31, 2022 18.02%
Dec 31, 2021 16.12%
Sep 30, 2021 22.65%
Jun 30, 2021 21.63%