Qualys (QLYS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Qualys (QLYS) reported Operating Margin of 34.67% for Q1 2026, up 230.0% on a YoY basis from 10.5% in Q1 2025, and up 3.27% quarter-over-quarter from 33.57% in Q4 2025.
Qualys (QLYS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Qualys has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 34.67% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 230.0% year-over-year to 34.67%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 33.74% (up 250.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 33.17%, up 236.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 34.67%, up from 33.57% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 35.29% in Q3 2025, with the low at 23.44% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 30.3% across 5 years, with a median of 30.7% in 2023.
- The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 3236 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 392 bps in 2022.
- Qualys' Operating Margin stood at 23.44% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 28.68% in 2023, then grew by 8 bps to 31.04% in 2024, then rose by 8 bps to 33.57% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 34.67% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 34.67% (Q1 2026), 33.57% (Q4 2025), and 35.29% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.47% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.45% |