LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
LightInTheBox Holding's Operating Margin was 3.64% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.41 percentage points from 3.23% a year earlier and up 1.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, LightInTheBox Holding's Operating Margin was 4.02% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.57 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 3.55%, up 4.42 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +2.58 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -0.87% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.78 pp), -1.65% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+1.18 pp), -2.83% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+0.78 pp) and -3.61% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-4.58 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -6.81% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022) and 5.33% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (a gain of 6.25 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a drop of 8.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LITB's Operating Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 2.18% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 5.33% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 4.66% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | LightInTheBox Holding | 54.08 Mn | -16.94 Mn | 37.57 Mn | 3.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.64% |
LightInTheBox Holding Operating Margin API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LITB", "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=LITB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();