Gray Media (GTN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Gray Media's Operating Margin was 16.21% in Q2 2026, up 5.59 percentage points from 10.62% a year earlier and up 5.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gray Media (GTN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Gray Media's Operating Margin was 13.82% through Jun 30, 2026, down 7.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.67%, down 10.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -18.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 23.35% in FY2024 (+11.68 pp), 11.67% in FY2023 (-15.26 pp), 26.93% in FY2022 (+11.14 pp) and 15.79% in FY2021 (-15.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.25 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 19.30 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 29.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GTN's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.55% (Q1 2026), 14.65% (Q4 2025) and 13.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.41 Bn | 14.21 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.53 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.11 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Gray Media | 451.29 Mn | -533.71 Mn | 248.00 Mn | 16.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.21% |
| 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 | 13.08% |
| 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 | 14.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.15% |
Gray Media 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GTN", "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=GTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();