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Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Imax's Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 12.23% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 708.0% to 12.23% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 19.13%, a 564.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 20.53%, up 808.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 12.23% in Q1 2026 for Imax, down from 19.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for IMAX hit a ceiling of 27.23% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 6.16% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.86% across 5 years, with a median of 13.11% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: plummeted -1682bps in 2022 and later soared 2737bps in 2023.
  • Tracing IMAX's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.64% in 2022, then soared by 596bps to 3.18% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 222bps to 10.26% in 2024, then soared by 88bps to 19.25% in 2025, then plummeted by -36bps to 12.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for IMAX at 12.23% in Q1 2026, 19.25% in Q4 2025, and 27.23% in Q3 2025.