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

Saga Communications' (SGA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 14.27% in Q1 2026, down 477.0% year-on-year from 3.78% in Q1 2025, and up 60.32% quarter-over-quarter from 35.95% in Q4 2025.

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

Saga Communications has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 14.27% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 14.27%, down 477.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.35% (down 1357.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.31%, down 1240.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 14.27% for Q1 2026 at Saga Communications, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.99% (2025), against an average of 2.03%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 846 bps in 2023 and slumped 3932 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Saga Communications' 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 surged by 60 bps to 14.27% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 14.27% (Q1 2026), 35.95% (Q4 2025), and 2.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.40 Bn 5.00 Bn -505.00 Mn 22.64%
2 FuboTV 3.40 Bn 5.32 Bn 348.72 Mn 8.32%
3 Newsmax 970.61 Mn 930.17 Mn 21.36 Mn -101.57%
4 iHeartMedia 620.04 Mn 488.35 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.17%
5 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 10.55%
6 E.W. Scripps 307.00 Mn 223.28 Mn 206.07 Mn 4.79%
7 CuriosityStream 163.48 Mn 154.27 Mn 11.62 Mn -17.57%
8 Mediaco Holding 68.20 Mn 68.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -23.99%
9 Saga Communications 55.58 Mn 25.14 Mn 17.72 Mn -14.27%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.03 Mn 30.60 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%