Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Imax (IMAX) posted Operating Margin of 20.20% for Q2 2026, up 4.55 percentage points from 15.65% a year earlier and up 7.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Imax (IMAX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Imax was 20.16%, up 3.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.53%, up 8.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +109.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Imax's Operating Margin was 12.45% in FY2024 (-0.99 pp), 13.45% in FY2023 (+15.05 pp), -1.61% in FY2022 (-5.92 pp) and 4.31% in FY2021 (+93.23 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -13.38% in Q1 2022 to a high of 27.23% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.51 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 72.01 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 15.92 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 12.23% (Q1 2026), 19.25% (Q4 2025) and 27.23% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Imax | 2.70 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 126.30 Mn | 42.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 42.90% |
| 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% |
API Access
Imax Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=IMAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "IMAX", "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=IMAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();