Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 15.61% for Q1 2026, up 642.0% YoY from 2.1% in Q1 2025, and down 2.99% sequentially from 16.09% in Q4 2025.
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Tower Semiconductor has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 15.61% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 642.0% year-over-year to 15.61%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.93% (up 96.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.4%, down 92.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 15.61% in Q1 2026, from 16.09% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for TSEM reached as high as 101.11% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 9.19% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 15.05% (2024), against an average of 20.31%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin soared 8257 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 8606 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 24.49% in 2022, then slumped by 48 bps to 12.84% in 2023, then dropped by 7 bps to 11.99% in 2024, then jumped by 34 bps to 16.09% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 15.61% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 15.61%, 16.09%, and 12.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 65.60% |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 14.40% |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -23.10% |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | -273.90% |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.40% |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 37.47% |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 14.04% |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 25.49% |
| 10 | Tower Semiconductor | 28.07 Bn | 26.57 Bn | 110.95 Mn | 15.61% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 101.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.39% |