Nathans Famous (NATH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Nathans Famous (NATH) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 13.35% for Q1 2026, down 733.0% year-on-year from 2.11% in Q1 2025, and down 10.64% on a QoQ basis from 14.94% in Q4 2025.

Nathans Famous (NATH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nathans Famous (NATH) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 13.35% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 733.0% year-over-year to 13.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.57% (down 606.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 18.57%, down 606.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin retreated to 13.35% in Q1 2026 per NATH's latest filing, from 14.94% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for NATH reached as high as 30.7% in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 13.35% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 22.86% and a median of 23.46% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin soared 381 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 733 bps.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 24.21% in 2022, then declined by 27 bps to 17.78% in 2023, then grew by 20 bps to 21.42% in 2024, then plunged by 30 bps to 14.94% in 2025, then slipped by 11 bps to 13.35% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 13.35%, 14.94%, and 16.42% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 8.69%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 13.90%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 19.43%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 7.39%
10 Nathans Famous 402.02 Mn 384.32 Mn 12.49 Mn 13.35%

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 13.35%
Dec 28, 2025 14.94%
Sep 28, 2025 16.42%
Jun 29, 2025 27.22%
Mar 30, 2025 20.68%
Dec 29, 2024 21.42%
Sep 29, 2024 23.43%
Jun 30, 2024 30.70%
Mar 31, 2024 23.46%
Dec 24, 2023 17.78%
Sep 24, 2023 23.50%
Jun 25, 2023 27.30%
Mar 26, 2023 23.42%
Dec 25, 2022 24.21%
Sep 25, 2022 26.44%
Jun 26, 2022 29.66%
Mar 27, 2022 24.66%
Dec 26, 2021 21.66%
Sep 26, 2021 22.63%
Jun 27, 2021 34.17%