Penguin Solutions (PENG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions (PENG) posted Operating Margin of 12.26% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 28, 2026), up 8.57 percentage points from 3.68% a year earlier and up 1.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 28, 2026), Penguin Solutions' Operating Margin came in at 9.56%, up 5.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +11.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Penguin Solutions' Operating Margin was 4.25% in FY2025 (+2.68 pp), 1.56% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 0.61% in FY2023 (-4.21 pp) and 4.81% in FY2022 (+6.30 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.76 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 Q3 2023, with a drop of 8.19 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 10.62% (Q3 2026), 7.49% (Q2 2026) and 5.71% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,041.12 Bn | 4,788.61 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 436.07 Bn | 371.99 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 301.57 Bn | 257.33 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 222.94 Bn | 176.40 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 184.51 Bn | 173.03 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Sony | 155.70 Bn | 92.96 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 140.90 Bn | 135.89 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 130.38 Bn | 120.21 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.30 Bn | 56.17 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 2.91 Bn | 875.82 Mn | 155.90 Mn | 12.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 12.26% |
| 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% |
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_KEY
import 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();