Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) posted Operating Margin of -5.43% for Q2 2026, down 1.03 percentage points from -4.40% a year earlier but up 8.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Heron Therapeutics was -7.19%, down 8.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -1.64%, up 6.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +255.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Heron Therapeutics' Operating Margin was -7.99% in FY2024 (+79.08 pp), -87.07% in FY2023 (+75.14 pp), -162.21% in FY2022 (+90.06 pp) and -252.27% in FY2021 (+5.14 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -268.25% in Q1 2022 to a high of 10.23% in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 191.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 21.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -13.73% (Q1 2026), 0.09% (Q4 2025) and -10.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 28.21% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 37.86% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -3.52% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 32.97% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 34.95% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -133.21% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 28.37% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 37.40% |
| 10 | Heron Therapeutics | 58.85 Mn | -130.71 Mn | 26.09 Mn | -5.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -17.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -79.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -133.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -111.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -67.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -157.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -179.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -268.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -259.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -222.59% |
API Access
Heron Therapeutics Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=HRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "HRTX", "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=HRTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();