Townsquare Media (TSQ) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Townsquare Media (TSQ) posted Operating Margin of -10.66% for Q2 2026, down 28.89 percentage points from 18.23% a year earlier and down 9.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Townsquare Media (TSQ) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Townsquare Media was 0.58%, down 13.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.34%, up 5.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +30.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Townsquare Media's Operating Margin was 4.81% in FY2024 (+9.02 pp), -4.21% in FY2023 (-16.22 pp), 12.00% in FY2022 (-5.82 pp) and 17.82% in FY2021 (+38.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 36.31 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 28.89 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -1.32% (Q1 2026), 9.47% (Q4 2025) and 5.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Townsquare Media | 83.97 Mn | 74.84 Mn | 30.84 Mn | -10.66% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.65% |
Townsquare Media Operating Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "TSQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();