Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Saga Communications (SGA) reported Operating Margin of 14.27% for Q1 2026, down 477.0% on a YoY basis from 3.78% in Q1 2025, and up 60.32% sequentially from 35.95% in Q4 2025.

Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saga Communications (SGA) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 14.27% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 477.0% year-over-year to 14.27%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.35% (down 1357.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.31%, down 1240.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 14.27% in Q1 2026, from 35.95% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 18.04% in Q2 2022 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 846 bps in 2023 and plunged 3932 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SGA's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.35% in 2022, then plunged by 41 bps to 9.59% in 2023, then sank by 65 bps to 3.37% in 2024, then slumped by 1167 bps to 35.95% in 2025, then jumped by 60 bps to 14.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SGA's Operating Margin at 14.27% in Q1 2026, 35.95% in Q4 2025, and 2.22% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 18.98%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -64.49%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.17%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 10.55%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 4.79%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 8.32%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -17.57%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -23.99%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -14.27%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 18.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%