Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saga Communications' Operating Margin was 2.36% in Q2 2026, down 2.63 percentage points from 4.99% a year earlier but up 16.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Saga Communications' Operating Margin was -12.31% through Jun 30, 2026, down 13.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -10.31%, down 12.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -9.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 2.09% in FY2024 (-7.86 pp), 9.95% in FY2023 (-1.43 pp), 11.38% in FY2022 (-2.52 pp) and 13.89% in FY2021 (+15.20 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -35.95% (Q4 2025) and 18.04% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 14.99 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 39.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SGA's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -14.27% (Q1 2026), -35.95% (Q4 2025) and -2.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.97 Bn | 14.78 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.71 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 17.17 Bn | 8.66 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.16 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Saga Communications | 53.41 Mn | -62.95 Mn | - | 2.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.36% |
| 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% |
API Access
Saga Communications 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=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SGA", "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=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();