Lionsgate Studios (LION) Operating Margin (2024 - 2026)
Lionsgate Studios' Operating Margin was 3.30% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 5.31 percentage points from -2.02% a year earlier but down 9.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lionsgate Studios (LION) Operating Margin (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lionsgate Studios' Operating Margin was 4.62% through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was 3.69%, up 4.39 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a three-year change of -0.84 percentage points (FY2023 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was -0.70% in FY2025 (-0.11 pp), -0.59% in FY2024 (-5.12 pp) and 4.53% in FY2023.
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -16.67% (fiscal Q2 2025) and 12.97% (fiscal Q4 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.90 percentage points over the last five quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, LION's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 12.97% (Q4 2026), 4.97% (Q3 2026) and -9.68% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 182.51 Bn | 167.08 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -35.31% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.20 Bn | 11.69 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 16.36% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.27 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - | 3.30% |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 841.96 Mn | 647.45 Mn | 59.96 Mn | -16.57% |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 629.64 Mn | 541.95 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 12.97% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 35.46 Mn | 18.33 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.46 Mn | -16.15 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 696,201.70 | 45,968.70 | - | -85.16% |
| 10 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.62% |
Lionsgate Studios 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=LION&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LION", "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=LION&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();