Verrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Verrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA) reported Operating Margin of -223.42% for Q2 2026, down 235.31 percentage points from 11.89% a year earlier and down 30.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Verrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Verrica Pharmaceuticals' Operating Margin came in at -93.59%, up 118.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -34.25%, up 837.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a four-year change of +223.32 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at -871.25% in FY2024 (+412.10 pp), -1283.35% in FY2023 (-1047.57 pp), -235.78% in FY2022 (+21.78 pp) and -257.57% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +277.10 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 18673.34 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 17440.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -193.41% (Q1 2026), -141.24% (Q4 2025) and 11.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 28.21% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 37.86% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -3.52% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 32.97% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 34.95% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -133.21% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 28.37% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 37.40% |
| 10 | Verrica Pharmaceuticals | 79.02 Mn | -4.02 Mn | - | -223.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -223.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -193.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -141.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -236.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3,316.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1,162.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -293.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -486.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1,163.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -819.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6,382.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19,159.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9,133.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4,262.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1,719.26% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.50% |
API Access
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=VRCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "VRCA", "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=VRCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();