Quantum (QMCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quantum (QMCO) reported Operating Margin of 6.23% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 25.83 percentage points from -19.59% a year earlier and up 9.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quantum (QMCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Quantum's Operating Margin came in at -2.32%, up 11.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at -8.77%, up 6.44 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -11.17 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at -15.21% in FY2025 (-5.94 pp), -9.27% in FY2024 (-5.31 pp), -3.95% in FY2023 (-3.11 pp) and -0.84% in FY2022 (-3.25 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2020.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (a gain of 25.83 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 17.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -3.29% (Q4 2026), -1.59% (Q3 2026) and -13.01% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Quantum | 690.42 Mn | 592.55 Mn | 31.72 Mn | 6.23% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -23.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.01% |
Quantum 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=QMCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "QMCO", "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=QMCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();