Growth Metrics

Vera Bradley (VRA) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Vera Bradley's Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.19% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 1757.0% to 3.19% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 11.83% through Jan 2026, down 280.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 11.83% for FY2026, 280.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 3.19% for Q1 2026, up from 19.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 10.04% in Q3 2023 to a low of 34.57% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 6.77% (2023), against an average of 9.15%.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin plummeted -4145bps in 2022 and then soared 4289bps in 2023.
  • Vera Bradley's Operating Margin stood at 4.8% in 2022, then increased by 23bps to 5.9% in 2023, then crashed by -296bps to 11.57% in 2024, then tumbled by -69bps to 19.56% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 116bps to 3.19% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VRA's Operating Margin are 3.19% (Q1 2026), 19.56% (Q4 2025), and 6.48% (Q3 2025).