Gray Media (GTN-A) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Gray Media (GTN-A) reported Operating Margin of 10.55% for Q1 2026, down 122.0% year-over-year from 47.94% in Q1 2025, and down 27.99% quarter-over-quarter from 14.65% in Q4 2025.
Gray Media (GTN-A) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gray Media (GTN-A) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 10.55% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 10.55%, down 122.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.37% (down 1036.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.67%, down 1069.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 10.55% in Q1 2026 per GTN-A's latest filing, from 14.65% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 33.86% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 33.22% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 15.18% and a median of 14.65% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin surged 6729 bps in 2022, then plunged 6708 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 33.86% in 2022, then plunged by 198 bps to 33.22% in 2023, then jumped by 194 bps to 31.1% in 2024, then sank by 53 bps to 14.65% in 2025, then fell by 28 bps to 10.55% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GTN-A's Operating Margin at 10.55% in Q1 2026, 14.65% in Q4 2025, and 13.62% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.44 Bn | 5.04 Bn | -505.00 Mn | 22.64% |
| 2 | FuboTV | 3.41 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 348.72 Mn | 8.32% |
| 3 | Newsmax | 996.58 Mn | 956.14 Mn | 21.36 Mn | -101.57% |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 598.23 Mn | 466.54 Mn | 509.13 Mn | 0.17% |
| 5 | Gray Media | 394.79 Mn | 135.79 Mn | 213.00 Mn | 10.55% |
| 6 | E.W. Scripps | 304.31 Mn | 220.58 Mn | 206.07 Mn | 4.79% |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 163.77 Mn | 154.55 Mn | 11.62 Mn | -17.57% |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 58.80 Mn | 58.80 Mn | -3.44 Mn | -23.99% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 54.09 Mn | 23.65 Mn | 17.72 Mn | -14.27% |
| 10 | Gray Media | - | - | 213.00 Mn | 10.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -33.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.74% |