Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saga Communications (SGA) posted Operating Margin of 14.27% for Q1 2026, up 60.32% sequentially from 35.95% in Q4 2025, and down 477.0% YoY from 3.78% in Q1 2025.
Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Saga Communications has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 14.27% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 477.0% year-over-year to 14.27% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.35% (down 1357.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.31%, down 1240.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 14.27% in Q1 2026 per SGA's latest filing, from 35.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 18.04% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 35.95% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 2.03% and a median of 4.99% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 846 bps in 2023, then slumped 3932 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 16.35% in 2022, then tumbled by 41 bps to 9.59% in 2023, then plunged by 65 bps to 3.37% in 2024, then sank by 1167 bps to 35.95% in 2025, then jumped by 60 bps to 14.27% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 14.27%, 35.95%, and 2.22% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.74 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 18.16% |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.33 Mn | 2.41% |
| 3 | Gray Media | 480.19 Mn | 304.19 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 16.21% |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 457.30 Mn | 282.86 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 3.63% |
| 5 | FuboTV | 308.81 Mn | -143.61 Mn | 399.10 Mn | 8.32% |
| 6 | E.W. Scripps | 303.44 Mn | 290.39 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -236.04% |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 174.02 Mn | 125.62 Mn | 16.93 Mn | 39.49% |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 80.93 Mn | 79.13 Mn | -1.26 Mn | -14.39% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 56.13 Mn | 28.29 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 2.36% |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 36.90 Mn | 30.20 Mn | - | 3.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -35.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.46% |