Karooooo (KARO) Operating Margin (2020 - 2029)
Karooooo's (KARO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 31.59% in Q1 2029, up 437.0% YoY from 5.88% in Q1 2028, and up 16.05% on a QoQ basis from 27.22% in Q1 2028.
Karooooo (KARO) Operating Margin (2020 - 2029) Analysis & Trends
Karooooo (KARO) has 9 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 31.59% in Q1 2029.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 437.0% year-over-year to 31.59% in Q1 2029, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2029 was 26.85% (up 122.0% YoY) and the FY2029 annual result came in at 28.73%, up 394.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 31.59% in Q1 2029, from 27.22% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 31.59% in Q1 2029 to a low of 23.32% in Q1 2026.
- A 4-year average of 27.52% and a median of 26.85% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Margin surged 437 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 827 bps.
- Tracing KARO's Operating Margin over 4 years: stood at 26.19% in 2025, then advanced by 0 bps to 26.2% in 2026, then increased by 4 bps to 27.22% in 2028, then advanced by 16 bps to 31.59% in 2029.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 31.59% (Q1 2029), 27.22% (Q1 2028), and 26.2% (Q2 2026), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2029 | 31.59% |
| Feb 29, 2028 | 27.22% |
| May 31, 2026 | 26.20% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 23.32% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 26.19% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 26.49% |
| May 31, 2025 | 27.55% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 31.59% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 28.05% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 27.31% |
| May 31, 2024 | 27.71% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 27.22% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 25.43% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 23.76% |
| May 31, 2023 | 22.51% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 25.88% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 22.49% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 25.38% |
| May 6, 2022 | 26.85% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 20.04% |