OPENLANE profit margin OPLN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.5 pts
- Peer median
- 2.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, OPENLANE kept 9.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.5% and a gross margin of 45.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 4.9%.
The median for 10 car dealers of a similar size is 2.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 46.2% |
| FY2024 | 6.1% | 10.2% | 46.5% |
| FY2023 | −9.1% | −8.0% | 48.8% |
| FY2022 | 15.9% | 11.4% | 45.1% |
| FY2021 | 4.6% | 8.8% | 45.4% |
| FY2020 | 0.0% | 6.2% | 41.3% |
| FY2019 | 6.8% | 11.3% | 41.9% |
| FY2018 | 13.4% | 13.9% | 45.9% |
| FY2017 | 10.5% | 16.4% | 42.5% |
| FY2016 | 7.1% | 15.8% | 42.0% |
| FY2015 | 8.0% | 15.9% | 42.4% |
| FY2014 | 7.2% | 16.0% | 44.2% |
| FY2013 | 3.1% | 11.8% | 43.3% |
| FY2012 | 4.7% | 13.6% | 44.6% |
| FY2011 | 3.8% | 14.9% | 45.1% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 9.7% | +1.5 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 9.5% | +2.4 pts | 10.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 9.2% | +3.0 pts | 10.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 9.0% | +4.9 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.1% | +4.8 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 7.1% | +15.8 pts | 10.8% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 6.1% | +15.2 pts | 10.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.1% | +12.0 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 3.3% | +12.5 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −8.8% | −24.8 pts | −7.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −9.1% | −25.0 pts | −8.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −7.9% | −21.8 pts | −4.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Auto - Dealerships nearest OPENLANE's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| OPLNOPENLANE | 9.7% |
| RUSHARush Enterprises | 3.7% |
| ANAutonation | 2.8% |
| LADLithia Motors | 1.9% |
| ABGAsbury Automotive | 2.8% |
| KMXCarmax | 1.1% |
| GPIGroup 1 Automotive | 1.3% |
| MUSAMurphy USA | 2.9% |
| RRyder System | 3.9% |
| SAHSonic Automotive | 1.4% |
| DRVNDriven Brands | 8.6% |
| Peer median | 2.8% |
Where OPENLANE 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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