Inspire Medical Systems (INSP) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Inspire Medical Systems' Operating Margin was -13.89% in Q3 2026, down 18.19 percentage points from 4.30% a year earlier and down 13.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Inspire Medical Systems (INSP) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Inspire Medical Systems' Operating Margin was 1.79% through Sep 30, 2026, down 2.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.59%, up 1.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +54.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 4.49% in FY2024 (+10.94 pp), -6.45% in FY2023 (+5.22 pp), -11.67% in FY2022 (+5.41 pp) and -17.07% in FY2021 (+31.64 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.34 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 15.83 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 18.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, INSP's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -0.26% (Q2 2026), -0.55% (Q1 2026) and 17.14% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 265.71 Bn | 242.23 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 189.37 Bn | 163.23 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 164.78 Bn | 144.43 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 157.85 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 129.66 Bn | 94.91 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 121.82 Bn | 108.01 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.42 Bn | 58.86 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.49 Bn | 42.69 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.38 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Inspire Medical Systems | 1.83 Bn | 589.02 Mn | 177.86 Mn | -13.89% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -13.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -8.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -23.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.32% |
Inspire Medical Systems Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=INSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "INSP", "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=INSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();