Marqeta (MQ) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Marqeta (MQ) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 1.26% for Q1 2026, up 1459.0% YoY from 0.08% in Q1 2025, and up 126.21% sequentially from 4.82% in Q4 2025.
Marqeta (MQ) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Marqeta has disclosed Operating Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 1.26% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 1459.0% year-over-year to 1.26%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.96% (down 526.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.43%, down 260.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose to 1.26% in Q1 2026, from 4.82% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for MQ reached as high as 83.85% in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 64.12% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 27.56% (2024), against an average of 20.15%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin jumped 11389 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 8999 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 26.65% in 2022, then plunged by 78 bps to 47.41% in 2023, then soared by 42 bps to 27.56% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 4.82% in 2025, then jumped by 126 bps to 1.26% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 1.26%, 4.82%, and 6.35% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 46.33% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 31.97% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 46.18% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.30% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.06% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 31.36% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.69% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.43% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | -2.84% |
| 10 | Marqeta | 1.78 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 117.59 Mn | 1.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -27.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -33.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 83.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -42.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -47.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -64.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -30.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -40.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -26.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -29.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -34.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -55.60% |