Penguin Solutions (PENG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions (PENG) posted Operating Margin of 10.62% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 29, 2026), up 7.59 percentage points from 3.04% a year earlier and up 3.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 29, 2026, Operating Margin at Penguin Solutions was 7.23%, up 3.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 29, 2025), it came in at 4.25%, up 2.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +0.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Penguin Solutions' Operating Margin was 1.56% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 0.61% in FY2023 (-4.21 pp), 4.81% in FY2022 (+6.30 pp) and -1.49% in FY2021 (-5.17 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 183.60 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2021, with a drop of 183.04 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.49% (Q2 2026), 5.71% (Q1 2026) and 3.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,825.63 Bn | 4,573.12 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 429.17 Bn | 365.10 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 346.69 Bn | 302.44 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Sandisk | 261.00 Bn | 249.52 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 5 | Arista Networks | 257.88 Bn | 211.33 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 214.45 Bn | 209.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 166.98 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.46 Bn | 94.85 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 92.66 Bn | 84.47 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 2.82 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 133.21 Mn | 10.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 10.62% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 3.68% |
| May 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.06% |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 2.83% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.83% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | -1.16% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 0.48% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | -0.52% |
| May 26, 2023 | -0.69% |
| Feb 24, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 6.36% |
| May 27, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Feb 25, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Nov 26, 2021 | 4.59% |
| Aug 27, 2021 | -177.24% |
Penguin Solutions 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=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PENG", "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=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();