SuperworthVera Bradley profit margin VRA
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −3.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −3.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +31.4 pts
- Peer median
- 5.5%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Vera Bradley kept −3.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −3.6% and a gross margin of 50.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 4.5%.
The median for 3 luxury Goods stocks of a similar size is 5.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −17.7% | −11.8% | 46.4% |
| FY2025 | −19.5% | −9.0% | 49.8% |
| FY2024 | 1.7% | 2.2% | 54.5% |
| FY2023 | −11.9% | −19.0% | 47.8% |
| FY2022 | 3.3% | 5.0% | 53.3% |
| FY2021 | 1.9% | 2.8% | 56.7% |
| FY2020 | 3.2% | 3.9% | 54.9% |
| FY2019 | 5.0% | 6.5% | 57.3% |
| FY2018 | 1.5% | 3.3% | 55.9% |
| FY2017 | 4.1% | 5.8% | 56.8% |
| FY2016 | 5.5% | 9.3% | 55.9% |
| FY2015 | 7.6% | 12.6% | 52.9% |
| FY2014 | 11.1% | 18.0% | 55.0% |
| FY2013 | 12.7% | 20.4% | 57.0% |
| FY2012 | 12.6% | 20.9% | 55.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | −3.7% | +31.4 pts | −3.6% | |
| Q1 FY27 | −7.0% | +21.9 pts | −6.8% | |
| Q4 FY26 | −17.7% | +1.8 pts | −11.8% | |
| Q3 FY26 | −36.0% | −31.3 pts | −17.3% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −35.0% | −35.3 pts | −15.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −28.9% | −29.9 pts | −11.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −19.5% | −21.2 pts | −9.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −4.7% | −0.9 pts | −5.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 0.2% | +3.9 pts | −1.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.0% | +12.6 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 1.7% | +13.6 pts | 2.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −3.8% | +1.4 pts | −7.5% |
Against its peers
Companies in Luxury Goods nearest Vera Bradley's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| VRAVera Bradley | −3.7% |
| RCKYRocky Brands | 5.7% |
| CALCaleres | 1.8% |
| WWWWolverine World Wide | 5.5% |
| Peer median | 5.5% |
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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