SuperworthQualys profit margin QLYS
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 29.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 34.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.3 pts
- Peer median
- 13.6%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Qualys kept 29.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 34.4% and a gross margin of 83.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 17.7%.
The median for 10 infrastructure software stocks of a similar size is 13.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 29.6% | 33.2% | 82.8% |
| FY2024 | 28.6% | 30.8% | 81.7% |
| FY2023 | 27.3% | 29.4% | 80.6% |
| FY2022 | 22.1% | 26.7% | 79.0% |
| FY2021 | 17.3% | 21.3% | 78.2% |
| FY2020 | 25.2% | 26.6% | 78.2% |
| FY2019 | 21.6% | 22.5% | 78.4% |
| FY2018 | 20.5% | 18.1% | 76.3% |
| FY2017 | 17.5% | 16.1% | 77.7% |
| FY2016 | 9.7% | 15.2% | 78.3% |
| FY2015 | 9.7% | 15.1% | 79.4% |
| FY2014 | 22.6% | 6.9% | 78.3% |
| FY2013 | 1.4% | 2.1% | 77.2% |
| FY2012 | 2.5% | 3.3% | 79.9% |
| FY2011 | 2.6% | 3.8% | 82.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 29.4% | +0.3 pts | 34.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 29.4% | +0.2 pts | 33.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 29.6% | +1.1 pts | 33.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 29.0% | +0.2 pts | 32.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 29.0% | −0.3 pts | 31.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 29.2% | +0.7 pts | 31.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 28.6% | +1.2 pts | 30.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 28.7% | +3.0 pts | 30.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 29.4% | +6.4 pts | 30.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 28.5% | +6.5 pts | 30.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 27.3% | +5.3 pts | 29.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 25.8% | +4.1 pts | 28.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Infrastructure nearest Qualys' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| QLYSQualys | 29.4% |
| APPFAppfolio | 15.1% |
| PATHUiPath | 21.0% |
| CVLTCommvault Systems | 5.6% |
| OTEXOpen Text | 12.3% |
| DBXDropbox | 17.5% |
| YOUClear Secure | 14.8% |
| SAICScience Applications International | 5.1% |
| PCTYPaylocity | 15.2% |
| BOXBox | 10.6% |
| ACIWACI Worldwide | 12.4% |
| Peer median | 13.6% |
Where Qualys 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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