Playboy (PLBY) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Playboy's Operating Margin was 9.61% in Q2 2026, up 30.57 percentage points from -20.96% a year earlier and up 15.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Playboy (PLBY) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Playboy's Operating Margin was 4.41% through Jun 30, 2026, up 41.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -6.64%, up 37.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -15.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -43.77% in FY2024 (+89.40 pp), -133.17% in FY2023 (+26.42 pp), -159.59% in FY2022 (-131.67 pp) and -27.92% in FY2021 (-37.14 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +23.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 612.94 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 613.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLBY's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -5.43% (Q1 2026), 7.94% (Q4 2025) and 4.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 59.22 Bn | 25.42 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 7.92% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 27.73 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 23.57% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 24.01 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.58% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 12.77 Bn | 7.02 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 18.78% |
| 5 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.28 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 895.11 Mn | 26.30% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 9.33 Bn | 5.91 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 13.81% |
| 7 | V F | 8.24 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 13.65% |
| 8 | Crocs | 7.62 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 689.73 Mn | 28.00% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 7.23 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 28.22% |
| 10 | Playboy | 128.92 Mn | -678,411.09 | 24.30 Mn | 12.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -20.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -96.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -36.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -31.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -96.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -436.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -79.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -26.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -622.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -57.85% |
API Access
Playboy 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=PLBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PLBY", "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=PLBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();