National CineMedia (NCMI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
National CineMedia's Operating Margin came in at -21.92% for Q2 2027, up 1.25 percentage points from -23.17% a year earlier and up 57.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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National CineMedia (NCMI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 2, 2026, National CineMedia reported Operating Margin of -7.11%, up 2.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it was -5.72%.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +54.14 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was -8.10% in FY2024 (+8.43 pp), -16.53% in FY2023 (-19.29 pp) and 2.77% in FY2022 (+62.63 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -79.12% (Q1 2027) to 25.54% (Q4 2026).
- Business Quant data shows NCMI's Operating Margin at -79.12% (Q1 2027), 25.54% (Q4 2026) and -2.84% (Q3 2026) in the three quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | National CineMedia | 216.19 Mn | 47.99 Mn | 54.70 Mn | -21.92% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
National CineMedia Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NCMI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "NCMI", "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=NCMI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();