Novavax (NVAX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Novavax (NVAX) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 11.06% in Q1 2026, down 214.36% quarter-over-quarter from 9.67% in Q4 2025, and down 8839.0% on a YoY basis from 0.13% in Q1 2025.

Novavax (NVAX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novavax's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.06% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 8839.0% year-over-year to 11.06%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.69% (down 4747.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 40.3%, up 7679.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 11.06% for Q1 2026 at Novavax, down from 9.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 77.33% in Q1 2025 to a low of 386.37% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 80.04% across 5 years, with a median of 63.01% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin soared 30304 bps in 2022, then plunged 41610 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 68.24% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 63.01% in 2023, then plunged by 136 bps to 148.43% in 2024, then soared by 107 bps to 9.67% in 2025, then tumbled by 214 bps to 11.06% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 11.06% (Q1 2026), 9.67% (Q4 2025), and 252.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - -
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -6.43%
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - -
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 38.10%
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -
10 Novavax 1.49 Bn 931.98 Mn 108.82 Mn -11.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -11.06%
Dec 31, 2025 9.67%
Sep 30, 2025 -252.70%
Jun 30, 2025 57.75%
Mar 31, 2025 77.33%
Dec 31, 2024 -148.43%
Sep 30, 2024 -158.58%
Jun 30, 2024 38.75%
Mar 31, 2024 -154.31%
Dec 31, 2023 -63.01%
Sep 30, 2023 -67.19%
Jun 30, 2023 13.07%
Mar 31, 2023 -386.37%
Dec 31, 2022 -68.24%
Sep 30, 2022 -17.31%
Jun 30, 2022 -259.76%
Mar 31, 2022 29.73%
Dec 31, 2021 -371.27%
Sep 30, 2021 -171.74%
Jun 30, 2021 -116.04%