SuperworthForrester Research profit margin FORR
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −11.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −12.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +10.4 pts
- Peer median
- 3.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Forrester Research kept −11.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −12.5% and a gross margin of 57.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 2.3%.
The median for 4 specialty Business Services stocks of a similar size is 3.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −30.1% | −28.5% | 57.0% |
| FY2024 | −1.3% | 0.2% | 57.8% |
| FY2023 | 0.6% | 1.4% | 57.5% |
| FY2022 | 4.1% | 6.1% | 58.4% |
| FY2021 | 5.0% | 7.8% | 59.2% |
| FY2020 | 2.2% | 3.6% | 59.7% |
| FY2019 | −2.1% | −0.2% | 57.4% |
| FY2018 | 4.3% | 6.3% | 59.0% |
| FY2017 | 4.5% | 8.2% | 59.5% |
| FY2016 | 5.4% | 9.4% | 60.7% |
| FY2015 | 3.8% | 6.0% | 59.8% |
| FY2014 | 3.5% | 5.8% | 59.6% |
| FY2013 | 4.4% | 7.3% | 60.7% |
| FY2012 | 9.0% | 10.5% | 62.1% |
| FY2011 | 8.1% | 13.0% | 63.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −11.2% | +10.4 pts | −12.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −13.7% | +6.7 pts | −11.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −30.1% | −28.7 pts | −28.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −21.1% | −19.5 pts | −19.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −21.5% | −21.8 pts | −19.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −20.4% | −20.5 pts | −18.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −1.3% | −2.0 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −1.5% | −2.0 pts | −0.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 0.3% | −0.7 pts | 1.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 0.1% | −2.5 pts | 0.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 0.6% | −3.4 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 0.4% | −5.5 pts | 1.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Business Services nearest Forrester Research's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| FORRForrester Research | −11.2% |
| FCFranklin Covey | 0.8% |
| CRAICRA International | 6.2% |
| DFINDonnelley Financial Solutions | 4.5% |
| VVXV2X | 1.9% |
| Peer median | 3.2% |
Where Forrester Research 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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