Guardant Health (GH) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Guardant Health's Operating Margin was -38.55% in Q2 2026, up 7.31 percentage points from -45.85% a year earlier and up 1.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Guardant Health (GH) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Guardant Health's Operating Margin was -39.75% through Jun 30, 2026, up 15.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -44.53%, up 15.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +44.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -60.02% in FY2024 (+40.11 pp), -100.14% in FY2023 (+20.96 pp), -121.10% in FY2022 (-11.10 pp) and -110.00% in FY2021 (-21.08 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -128.34% (Q1 2022) and -37.33% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 64.97 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 24.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GH's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -40.23% (Q1 2026), -42.95% (Q4 2025) and -37.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 103.81 Bn | 99.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 56.54 Bn | 52.22 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.00 Bn | 24.13 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.94 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.61 Bn | 11.62 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.66 Bn | 17.72 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.57 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 9.58% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.47 Bn | 12.13 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.33 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -38.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -40.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -42.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -45.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -54.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -62.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -61.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -56.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -59.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -127.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -79.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -87.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -104.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -115.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -123.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -119.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -128.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -90.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -113.20% |
Guardant Health Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GH", "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=GH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();