Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) reported Operating Margin of 2.23% for Q1 2026, up 200.0% on a YoY basis from 0.74% in Q1 2025, and up 85.52% quarter-over-quarter from 1.2% in Q4 2025.
Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lesaka Technologies has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.23% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 200.0% year-over-year to 2.23%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.01% (down 319.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.11%, down 474.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.23%, up from 1.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 2.23% in Q1 2026, with the low at 26.76% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.33% across 5 years, with a median of 0.17% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin soared 3109 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1667 bps.
- Lesaka Technologies' Operating Margin stood at 1.61% in 2022, then soared by 198 bps to 1.58% in 2023, then sank by 80 bps to 0.31% in 2024, then surged by 288 bps to 1.2% in 2025, then surged by 86 bps to 2.23% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 2.23% (Q1 2026), 1.2% (Q4 2025), and 0.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -30.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -32.53% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -39.40% |