Netlist (NLST) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Netlist's EBIT Margin was 1.22% in Q2 2026, up 16.20 percentage points from -14.98% a year earlier but down 6.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Netlist (NLST) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Netlist's EBIT Margin was 0.12% through Jun 27, 2026, up 26.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -13.52%, up 24.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a four-year change of -21.52 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -37.54% in FY2024 (+51.69 pp), -89.24% in FY2023 (-68.51 pp), -20.73% in FY2022 (-28.72 pp) and 8.00% in FY2021.
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -175.60% (Q1 2023) and 15.43% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has increased for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +28.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 127.06 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 163.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NLST's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.17% (Q1 2026), -3.10% (Q4 2025) and -16.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Netlist | 1.88 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 22.88 Mn | 1.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.22% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 8.17% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -3.10% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -16.93% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -14.98% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -33.71% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -38.26% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -24.03% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -40.93% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -48.54% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -41.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -106.90% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -142.51% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -175.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -59.88% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -28.22% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -8.96% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -11.67% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 15.43% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -39.56% |
Netlist EBIT 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=ebit-margin&ticker=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "NLST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();