Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Imax (IMAX) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 20.2% for Q2 2026, up 455.0% year-on-year from 3.64% in Q2 2025, and up 65.19% on a QoQ basis from 12.23% in Q1 2026.
Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Imax (IMAX) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 20.2% the latest figure, recorded 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 advanced to 20.2% in Q2 2026 per IMAX's latest filing, from 12.23% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for IMAX reached as high as 27.23% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 1592 bps — and 2023, when it surged 2737 bps.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 7.69% in 2022, then tumbled 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 climbed 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.
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| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
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| 10 | Imax | 2.38 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 62.90 Mn | 20.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |