Growth Metrics

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

Vera Bradley has reported Operating Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 3.19% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 3.19% for Q1 2026, up 1757.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 11.83% (down 280.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 11.83%, down 280.0%.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 3.19% at Vera Bradley, up from 19.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for VRA hit a ceiling of 10.04% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 34.57% in Q2 2025.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 6.77% (2023), compared with a mean of 9.15%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: plummeted -4145bps in 2022 and later soared 4289bps in 2023.
  • Vera Bradley's Operating Margin stood at 4.8% in 2022, then grew by 23bps to 5.9% in 2023, then tumbled by -296bps to 11.57% in 2024, then plummeted by -69bps to 19.56% in 2025, then soared by 116bps to 3.19% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Margin were 3.19% (Q1 2026), 19.56% (Q4 2025), and 6.48% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.