Qualys (QLYS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Qualys (QLYS) reported Operating Margin of 33.98% for Q2 2026, up 2.65 percentage points from 31.33% a year earlier but down 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Qualys (QLYS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Qualys' Operating Margin came in at 34.36%, up 3.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 33.17%, up 2.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 30.81% in FY2024 (+1.40 pp), 29.41% in FY2023 (+2.75 pp), 26.66% in FY2022 (+5.33 pp) and 21.33% in FY2021 (-5.30 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 23.44% in Q4 2022 and a high of 35.29% in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 32.36 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 3.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 34.67% (Q1 2026), 33.57% (Q4 2025) and 35.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.66% |
| 10 | Qualys | 6.02 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 151.93 Mn | 33.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.98% |
| 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% |
API Access
Qualys Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=QLYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "QLYS", "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=QLYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();