BLACKBERRY profit margin BB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2020.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 13.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 13.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +13.6 pts
- Peer median
- 10.7%
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, BLACKBERRY kept 13.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 13.6% and a gross margin of 77.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −83.8%.
The median for 10 infrastructure software stocks of a similar size is 10.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.7% | 8.8% | 76.2% |
| FY2025 | −14.8% | 0.1% | 73.8% |
| FY2024 | −15.7% | −11.6% | 61.7% |
| FY2023 | n/a | n/a | 63.9% |
| FY2022 | 1.7% | −0.3% | 65.0% |
| FY2021 | n/a | n/a | 72.0% |
| FY2020 | −14.6% | −14.3% | 73.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 13.1% | +13.6 pts | 13.6% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 10.3% | +17.0 pts | 10.6% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 9.7% | +24.5 pts | 8.8% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 4.0% | +26.6 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −0.5% | +23.6 pts | 4.7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −6.7% | +21.0 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −14.8% | +0.9 pts | 0.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −22.6% | +47.8 pts | −8.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −24.1% | +42.8 pts | −8.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −27.7% | +37.8 pts | −16.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −15.7% | n/a | −11.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −70.4% | −56.7 pts | −66.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Infrastructure nearest BLACKBERRY's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BBBLACKBERRY | 13.1% |
| PSNParsons | 2.5% |
| WAYWaystar | 11.2% |
| ACIWACI Worldwide | 12.4% |
| WKWorkiva | 4.9% |
| BOXBox | 10.6% |
| CCCCCC Intelligent Solutions | 3.8% |
| SAICScience Applications International | 5.1% |
| YOUClear Secure | 14.8% |
| QTWOQ2 | 10.9% |
| OTEXOpen Text | 12.3% |
| Peer median | 10.7% |
Where BLACKBERRY ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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