Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) posted Operating Margin of 6.73% for Q2 2026, down 0.81 percentage points from 7.54% a year earlier and down 3.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Melco Resorts & Entertainment was 10.18%, up 1.59 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.63%, up 1.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +66.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Melco Resorts & Entertainment's Operating Margin was 10.45% in FY2024 (+8.73 pp), 1.72% in FY2023 (+56.77 pp), -55.05% in FY2022 (-26.35 pp) and -28.70% in FY2021 (+25.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.18 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 109.10 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 84.44 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 10.61% (Q1 2026), 11.32% (Q4 2025) and 11.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 25.75 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 19.22% |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 14.42 Bn | 7.81 Bn | 1.52 Bn | -30.74% |
| 3 | Life Time Group Holdings | 10.41 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 419.01 Mn | 17.68% |
| 4 | DraftKings | 9.28 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -4.72% |
| 5 | Wynn Resorts | 8.83 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 655.12 Mn | 10.55% |
| 6 | MGM Resorts International | 8.29 Bn | -1.01 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 2.82% |
| 7 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 7.83 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 11.53% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 623.00 Mn | 29.37% |
| 9 | Churchill Downs | 6.92 Bn | 6.15 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 20.55% |
| 10 | Melco Resorts & Entertainment | 1.78 Bn | -961.36 Mn | 1.10 Bn | 8.54% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -59.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -102.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -75.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.72% |
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=MLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "MLCO", "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=MLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();