Oatly Group AB (OTLY) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Oatly Group AB's Operating Margin was -3.78% in Q3 2026, up 3.82 percentage points from -7.60% a year earlier and up 3.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Oatly Group AB (OTLY) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Oatly Group AB's Operating Margin was -5.07% through Sep 30, 2026, up 12.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -7.85%, up 14.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +3.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -22.60% in FY2024 (+35.74 pp), -58.34% in FY2023 (-3.51 pp), -54.83% in FY2022 (-21.60 pp) and -33.23% in FY2021 (-22.06 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 77.00 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 54.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, OTLY's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -7.21% (Q2 2026), -4.97% (Q1 2026) and -4.32% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 413.22 Bn | 399.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 33.37% |
| 2 | Diageo | 224.45 Bn | 204.52 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 196.49 Bn | 189.17 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Pepsico | 192.84 Bn | 150.60 Bn | 13.75 Bn | 16.86% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 148.28 Bn | 110.64 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 88.63 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 29.18% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 53.10 Bn | 46.73 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 50.04 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 8.59% |
| 9 | Ambev | 43.10 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Oatly Group AB | 249.85 Mn | -26.00 Mn | 81.36 Mn | -7.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -118.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -35.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -38.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -64.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -57.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -41.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -49.84% |
Oatly Group AB Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "OTLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();