Imax profit margin IMAX
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 20.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.8 pts
- Peer median
- 9.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Imax kept 9.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 20.2% and a gross margin of 59.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −50.6%.
The median for 10 technology stocks of a similar size is 9.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.5% | 20.5% | 60.0% |
| FY2024 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 54.0% |
| FY2023 | 6.8% | 13.4% | 57.2% |
| FY2022 | −7.6% | −1.6% | 52.0% |
| FY2021 | −8.8% | 4.3% | 52.7% |
| FY2020 | n/a | −88.9% | 15.7% |
| FY2019 | 11.8% | 19.5% | 54.1% |
| FY2018 | 6.1% | 12.1% | 55.5% |
| FY2017 | 0.6% | 8.3% | 48.7% |
| FY2016 | 7.6% | 15.4% | 53.7% |
| FY2015 | 14.9% | 23.5% | 58.7% |
| FY2014 | 13.7% | 19.9% | 59.7% |
| FY2013 | 15.3% | 22.6% | 57.2% |
| FY2011 | 6.5% | 12.3% | 48.5% |
| FY2010 | 40.5% | 20.5% | 55.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 9.8% | +0.8 pts | 20.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 9.1% | +2.1 pts | 19.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.5% | +1.1 pts | 20.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.5% | +3.7 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 9.0% | +3.1 pts | 16.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 7.0% | −0.1 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 7.4% | +0.6 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 6.7% | +0.2 pts | 10.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 6.0% | +4.7 pts | 11.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 7.1% | +9.2 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.8% | +14.3 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 6.6% | +11.5 pts | 14.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Technology nearest Imax's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| IMAXImax | 9.8% |
| NTCTNetscout Systems | 13.7% |
| EXTRExtreme Networks | 3.3% |
| DGIIDigi International | 9.6% |
| IPGPIPG Photonics | 2.6% |
| FIVNFive9 | 4.9% |
| CARGCarGurus | 18.2% |
| KNKnowles | 10.6% |
| OSISOSI Systems | 8.7% |
| ALRMAlarm.com | 11.1% |
| KDKyndryl | 0.6% |
| Peer median | 9.1% |
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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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.