Sunlands Technology (STG) Operating Margin (2017 - 2025)

Sunlands Technology (STG) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 22.37% in Q4 2025, down 15.43% quarter-over-quarter from 26.46% in Q3 2025, and up 1193.0% on a YoY basis from 1.73% in Q4 2024.

Sunlands Technology (STG) Operating Margin (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Sunlands Technology's Operating Margin history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.37% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Margin rose 1193.0% year-over-year to 22.37%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 20.9% (up 898.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.64%, up 367.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 22.37% for Q4 2025 at Sunlands Technology, down from 26.46% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 266741.14% in Q2 2023 to a low of 11.34% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 14056.03% across 5 years, with a median of 21.98% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin soared 26672086 bps in 2023, then tumbled 26672551 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 16.81% in 2021, then jumped by 72 bps to 28.92% in 2022, then declined by 24 bps to 21.98% in 2023, then tumbled by 52 bps to 10.44% in 2024, then jumped by 114 bps to 22.37% in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 22.37% (Q4 2025), 26.46% (Q3 2025), and 23.51% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.64 Bn 7.60 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Graham Holdings 4.92 Bn 3.91 Bn 841.00 Mn 4.68%
3 Laureate Education 4.86 Bn 4.70 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
4 Covista 4.36 Bn 4.35 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.16 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.72 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.35 Bn 2.19 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
9 Strategic Education 1.76 Bn 1.60 Bn - 13.43%
10 Sunlands Technology 2.95 Mn -111.70 Mn 58.35 Mn 22.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 22.37%
Sep 30, 2025 26.46%
Jun 30, 2025 23.51%
Dec 31, 2024 10.44%
Sep 30, 2024 1.32%
Jun 30, 2024 15.64%
Mar 31, 2024 20.06%
Dec 31, 2023 21.98%
Sep 30, 2023 23.26%
Jun 30, 2023 266,741.14%
Mar 31, 2023 31.40%
Dec 31, 2022 28.92%
Sep 30, 2022 28.86%
Jun 30, 2022 20.28%
Mar 31, 2022 27.85%
Dec 31, 2021 16.81%
Sep 30, 2021 13.67%
Jun 30, 2021 2.01%
Mar 31, 2021 -11.34%
Dec 31, 2020 -31.98%