National CineMedia (NCMI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
National CineMedia (NCMI) posted Operating Margin of 79.12% for Q2 2026, down 409.82% sequentially from 25.54% in Q1 2026, and down 1064.0% YoY from 8.21% in Q2 2025.
National CineMedia (NCMI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
National CineMedia has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 79.12% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 1064.0% year-over-year to 79.12% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 6.97% (up 176.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 5.72%, up 238.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 79.12% in Q2 2026 per NCMI's latest filing, from 25.54% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 30.64% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 87.68% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 23.19% and a median of 17.0% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin soared 46140 bps in 2022, then sank 4209 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 30.64% in 2022, then declined by 27 bps to 22.47% in 2023, then gained by 3 bps to 23.06% in 2024, then slumped by 112 bps to 2.84% in 2025, then plunged by 2687 bps to 79.12% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 79.12%, 25.54%, and 2.84% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | AppLovin | 103.70 Bn | 100.65 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 77.68% |
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| 3 | Trade Desk | 6.27 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 530.72 Mn | 14.21% |
| 4 | Wpp | 5.67 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | - |
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| 6 | Stagwell | 2.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 1.47% |
| 7 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 161.31 Mn | 11.88% |
| 8 | Ziff Davis | 2.02 Bn | 410.50 Mn | 241.03 Mn | -15.60% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
| 10 | National CineMedia | 237.99 Mn | 191.89 Mn | 54.70 Mn | -21.92% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | -21.92% |
| Apr 2, 2026 | -79.12% |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 25.54% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | -2.84% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | -23.17% |
| Mar 27, 2025 | -68.48% |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 23.06% |
| Sep 26, 2024 | -12.02% |
| Jun 27, 2024 | -17.00% |
| Mar 28, 2024 | -60.70% |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 22.47% |
| Sep 28, 2023 | -49.80% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | -33.11% |
| Mar 30, 2023 | -87.68% |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 30.64% |
| Sep 29, 2022 | -7.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -62.67% |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 12.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -58.99% |