Imax IMAX
NYSE IMAX
$53.71 +3.16 (+6.25%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Imax (IMAX) posted Operating Margin of 20.2% for Q2 2026, up 65.19% sequentially from 12.23% in Q1 2026, and up 455.0% YoY from 3.64% in Q2 2025.

Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Imax has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 20.2% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 455.0% year-over-year to 20.2% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 20.16% (up 360.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.53%, up 808.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 20.2% in Q2 2026 per IMAX's latest filing, from 12.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 27.23% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 13.38% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 11.33% and a median of 13.82% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin slumped 1592 bps in 2022, then soared 2737 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.69% in 2022, then slumped by 59 bps to 3.18% in 2023, then surged by 222 bps to 10.26% in 2024, then jumped by 88 bps to 19.25% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 20.2% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 20.2%, 12.23%, and 19.25% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn 33.38%
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn -35.31%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn 2.72%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 6.81%
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - -
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn 9.42%
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 10.79%
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - -
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 27.78%
10 Imax 2.78 Bn 2.62 Bn 62.90 Mn 20.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.20%
Mar 31, 2026 12.23%
Dec 31, 2025 19.25%
Sep 30, 2025 27.23%
Jun 30, 2025 15.65%
Mar 31, 2025 19.31%
Dec 31, 2024 10.26%
Sep 30, 2024 21.23%
Jun 30, 2024 3.23%
Mar 31, 2024 15.25%
Dec 31, 2023 3.18%
Sep 30, 2023 21.21%
Jun 30, 2023 14.52%
Mar 31, 2023 13.11%
Dec 31, 2022 7.69%
Sep 30, 2022 -6.16%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.14%
Mar 31, 2022 -13.38%
Dec 31, 2021 23.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.51%