Nathans Famous (NATH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Nathans Famous (NATH) posted Operating Margin of 13.35% for Q1 2026, down 10.64% sequentially from 14.94% in Q4 2025, and down 733.0% YoY from 2.11% in Q1 2025.
Nathans Famous (NATH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nathans Famous has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 13.35% 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 eased to 13.35% in Q1 2026 per NATH's latest filing, from 14.94% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 30.7% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin jumped 381 bps in 2022, then tumbled 733 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 24.21% in 2022, then decreased by 27 bps to 17.78% in 2023, then gained by 20 bps to 21.42% in 2024, then tumbled by 30 bps to 14.94% in 2025, then fell 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.
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| 10 | Nathans Famous | 397.35 Mn | 372.66 Mn | 18.86 Mn | 23.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 23.43% |
| 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% |