Starling Oncology (STLN) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Starling Oncology (STLN) posted Operating Margin of -2.86% for Q2 2026, up 6.50 percentage points from -9.36% a year earlier and up 1.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Starling Oncology (STLN) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Starling Oncology was -4.44%, up 6.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -7.18%, up 8.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -2.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Starling Oncology's Operating Margin was -15.28% in FY2024 (+8.47 pp), -23.75% in FY2023 (+8.70 pp), -32.46% in FY2022 (-9.87 pp) and -22.59% in FY2021 (-18.22 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 42.95 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 29.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -4.42% (Q1 2026), -4.87% (Q4 2025) and -5.90% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
| 10 | Starling Oncology | 667.11 Mn | 534.52 Mn | 27.17 Mn | -2.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -16.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -17.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -43.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -35.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -30.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -33.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -78.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.13% |
API Access
Starling Oncology 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=STLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "STLN", "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=STLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();