Growth Metrics

Snap (SNAP) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Snap's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.87% in Q1 2026, up 935.0% year-on-year from 0.47% in Q1 2025, and down 268.13% quarter-over-quarter from 2.9% in Q4 2025.

Snap has reported Operating Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 4.87% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 935.0% year-over-year to 4.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.77% (up 495.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.97%, up 571.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.87%, down from 2.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 2.9% in Q4 2025, with the low at 38.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 20.83%, with a median of 20.54% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin tumbled 2163 bps in 2022 and surged 1936 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing SNAP's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 22.13% in 2022, then rose by 17 bps to 18.27% in 2023, then jumped by 91 bps to 1.73% in 2024, then jumped by 268 bps to 2.9% in 2025, then plunged by 268 bps to 4.87% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.87% (Q1 2026), 2.9% (Q4 2025), and 8.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,516.07 Bn 4,300.46 Bn 102.29 Bn 36.12%
2 Meta Platforms 1,527.96 Bn 1,446.78 Bn 46.09 Bn 40.62%
3 Spotify Technology 122.61 Bn 112.37 Bn 1.75 Bn 15.77%
4 Reddit 33.97 Bn 31.20 Bn 511.94 Mn 27.57%
5 Nebius 22.38 Bn 22.38 Bn 295.20 Mn -32.08%
6 Pinterest 13.66 Bn 12.37 Bn 768.96 Mn -7.97%
7 Kanzhun 13.03 Bn 10.93 Bn 255.62 Bn 30.14%
8 Snap 9.94 Bn 7.12 Bn 1.29 Bn -4.87%
9 Match 8.60 Bn 7.57 Bn 653.28 Mn 27.37%
10 Zillow 8.57 Bn 7.79 Bn 519.00 Mn 5.08%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.87%
Dec 31, 2025 2.90%
Sep 30, 2025 -8.52%
Jun 30, 2025 -19.31%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.22%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.73%
Sep 30, 2024 -12.62%
Jun 30, 2024 -20.54%
Mar 31, 2024 -27.89%
Dec 31, 2023 -18.27%
Sep 30, 2023 -31.98%
Jun 30, 2023 -37.87%
Mar 31, 2023 -36.95%
Dec 31, 2022 -22.13%
Sep 30, 2022 -38.57%
Jun 30, 2022 -36.09%
Mar 31, 2022 -25.55%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.94%
Sep 30, 2021 -16.94%
Jun 30, 2021 -19.60%
Mar 31, 2021 -39.45%
Dec 31, 2020 -10.67%
Sep 30, 2020 -24.73%
Jun 30, 2020 -68.39%
Mar 31, 2020 -61.92%
Dec 31, 2019 -45.21%
Sep 30, 2019 -51.29%
Jun 30, 2019 -78.56%
Mar 31, 2019 -98.64%
Dec 31, 2018 -49.95%
Sep 30, 2018 -108.62%
Jun 30, 2018 -136.44%
Mar 31, 2018 -170.17%
Dec 31, 2017 -126.35%
Sep 30, 2017 -222.10%
Jun 30, 2017 -247.16%
Mar 31, 2017 -1,479.32%
Dec 31, 2016 -102.45%
Sep 30, 2016 -102.16%
Jun 30, 2016 -161.37%
Mar 31, 2016 -267.59%