People profit margin PPLI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2019.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 16.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −9.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +35.6 pts
- Peer median
- 16.4%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, People kept 16.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −9.0% and a gross margin of 65.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 38.3%.
The median for 10 application software stocks of a similar size is 16.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.8% | −5.4% | 65.3% |
| FY2024 | −20.6% | −1.1% | 61.8% |
| FY2023 | 6.1% | −6.0% | 69.2% |
| FY2022 | −22.4% | −9.1% | 63.1% |
| FY2021 | 16.2% | −3.7% | 65.0% |
| FY2020 | 9.3% | −19.2% | 73.5% |
| FY2019 | 0.8% | −1.9% | 77.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 16.0% | +35.6 pts | −9.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 1.9% | +34.3 pts | −8.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −4.8% | +15.8 pts | −5.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −10.1% | −9.7 pts | 2.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −19.6% | −14.9 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −32.3% | −29.6 pts | 2.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −20.6% | −26.7 pts | −1.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −0.4% | +0.9 pts | −3.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −4.7% | −10.2 pts | −4.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −2.7% | +7.6 pts | −4.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.1% | +28.4 pts | −6.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −1.4% | +21.1 pts | −6.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Application nearest People's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PPLIPeople | 16.0% |
| FIVNFive9 | 4.9% |
| CARGCarGurus | 18.2% |
| DXCDXC Technology | 1.0% |
| MGNIMagnite | 22.5% |
| GRNDGrindr | 18.7% |
| RAMPLiveRamp | 18.7% |
| FAFirst Advantage | 1.5% |
| LIFLife360 | 25.7% |
| DVDoubleVerify | 7.7% |
| INODInnodata | 14.7% |
| Peer median | 16.4% |
Where People 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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