TTM
21.9%
YoY change
+2.46pp
Trough year (2001)
-618.2%
Peak year (2026)
21.5%
Latest annual
21.5%
Operating Margin history chart for Salesforce (CRM) from 2001 to 2026
Latest: 21.5%
Operating Margin change chart for Salesforce (CRM) from 2001 to 2026
Latest: +2.46pp
Operating Margin history table for Salesforce (CRM) from 2001 to 2026
| 2026 | 21.5% | +2.46pp | ||
| 2025 | 19.0% | +4.64pp | ||
| 2024 | 14.4% | +11.09pp | ||
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1.22pp | ||
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.40pp | ||
| 2020 | 1.7% | -2.29pp | ||
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.30pp | ||
| 2018 | 4.3% | +1.73pp | ||
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.87pp | ||
| 2016 | 1.7% | +4.43pp | ||
| 2015 | -2.7% | +4.32pp | ||
| 2014 | -7.0% | -3.40pp | ||
| 2013 | -3.6% | -2.08pp | ||
| 2012 | -1.5% | -7.43pp | ||
| 2011 | 5.9% | -2.95pp | ||
| 2010 | 8.8% | +2.91pp | ||
| 2009 | 5.9% | +3.21pp | ||
| 2008 | 2.7% | +3.44pp | ||
| 2007 | -0.7% | -7.21pp | ||
| 2006 | 6.5% | +2.79pp | ||
| 2005 | 3.7% | -0.18pp | ||
| 2004 | 3.9% | +24.46pp | ||
| 2003 | -20.6% | +111.16pp | ||
| 2002 | -131.8% | +486.46pp | ||
| 2001 | -618.2% | — |
- 202621.5%+2.46pp
- 202519.0%+4.64pp
- 202414.4%+11.09pp
- 20233.3%+1.22pp
- 20222.1%-0.07pp
- 20212.1%+0.40pp
- 20201.7%-2.29pp
- 20194.0%-0.30pp
- 20184.3%+1.73pp
- 20172.6%+0.87pp
- 20161.7%+4.43pp
- 2015-2.7%+4.32pp
- 2014-7.0%-3.40pp
- 2013-3.6%-2.08pp
- 2012-1.5%-7.43pp
- 20115.9%-2.95pp
- 20108.8%+2.91pp
- 20095.9%+3.21pp
- 20082.7%+3.44pp
- 2007-0.7%-7.21pp
- 20066.5%+2.79pp
- 20053.7%-0.18pp
- 20043.9%+24.46pp
- 2003-20.6%+111.16pp
- 2002-131.8%+486.46pp
- 2001-618.2%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Salesforce's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Salesforce (CRM)
According to Salesforce's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 21.9%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2026 reading of Salesforce (CRM) operating margin is 21.47% – expanded 2.5 percentage points year-over-year.
21.47% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 2026, against a low of -618.22% during 2001.
Salesforce Operating Margin by Year
Salesforce Operating Margin 2026: 21.5%
2026's operating margin for Salesforce came in at 21.47%, expanded 2.5 percentage points from 2025. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Salesforce Operating Margin 2025: 19.0%
Salesforce posted operating margin of 19.01% in 2025, expanded 4.6 percentage points from 2024.
Salesforce Operating Margin 2024: 14.4%
In 2024, Salesforce reported operating margin of 14.38%, expanded 11.1 percentage points from 2023.
Salesforce Operating Margin 2023: 3.3%
Salesforce operating margin in 2023 was 3.29%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2022.
Salesforce Operating Margin 2022: 2.1%
Salesforce operating margin in 2022 was 2.07%.
See more financial history for Salesforce (CRM).
Sector peers by Operating Margin
Technology peers of Salesforce (CRM), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 64.0% | |
| 53.2% | |
| 48.5% | |
| 46.8% | |
| 43.7% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.6% | |
| 11.7% |
- 64.0%
- 53.2%
- 46.8%
- 43.7%
- 34.8%
- 32.6%
- 11.7%
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