People (PPLI) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)

People's (PPLI) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 9.47% in Q1 2026, down 1448.0% YoY from 0.7% in Q1 2025, and up 46.02% on a QoQ basis from 17.55% in Q4 2025.

People (PPLI) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

People (PPLI) has 8 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 9.47% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 1448.0% year-over-year to 9.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.72% (down 1009.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.07%, down 298.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin climbed to 9.47% in Q1 2026, from 17.55% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 17.57% in Q4 2023 to a low of 17.55% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 4.11% and a median of 4.99% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin jumped 2360 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 2422 bps.
  • Tracing PPLI's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.03% in 2022, then surged by 391 bps to 17.57% in 2023, then slumped by 62 bps to 6.67% in 2024, then sank by 363 bps to 17.55% in 2025, then soared by 46 bps to 9.47% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.47% (Q1 2026), 17.55% (Q4 2025), and 3.46% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,174.14 Bn 3,745.10 Bn 73.85 Bn 34.03%
2 Meta Platforms 1,527.63 Bn 1,437.37 Bn 49.47 Bn 30.88%
3 Taboola.com 1,144.63 Bn 1,144.50 Bn 139.48 Mn 1.52%
4 Baidu 288.75 Bn 284.26 Bn 1.88 Mn 10.65%
5 Spotify Technology 103.22 Bn 92.98 Bn 1.75 Bn 23.32%
6 Joyy 77.46 Bn 76.57 Bn 205.64 Mn 3.14%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 18.99%
8 Nebius 49.36 Bn 39.73 Bn 295.20 Mn -32.08%
9 Reddit 30.24 Bn 27.45 Bn 734.60 Mn 28.79%
10 People 3.01 Bn 1.90 Bn 280.20 Mn -3.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -3.27%
Mar 31, 2026 -9.47%
Dec 31, 2025 -17.55%
Sep 30, 2025 -3.46%
Jun 30, 2025 0.10%
Mar 31, 2025 5.01%
Dec 31, 2024 6.67%
Sep 30, 2024 1.27%
Jun 30, 2024 -3.39%
Mar 31, 2024 -10.16%
Dec 31, 2023 17.57%
Sep 30, 2023 -2.95%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.99%
Mar 31, 2023 -12.51%
Dec 31, 2022 -6.03%
Sep 30, 2022 -9.58%
Jun 30, 2022 -12.19%
Mar 31, 2022 -8.21%
Dec 31, 2021 -5.98%
Sep 30, 2021 -3.47%