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Operating Margin for Gen Digital (GEN)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

42.8%

YoY change

+2.19pp

Trough year (2009)

-105.2%

Peak year (2026)

43.1%

Operating Margin history chart for Gen Digital (GEN) from 1989 to 2026

Latest: 43.1%

Operating Margin change chart for Gen Digital (GEN) from 1989 to 2026

Latest: +2.19pp

Operating Margin history table for Gen Digital (GEN) from 1989 to 2026

  • 202643.1%+2.19pp
  • 202540.9%+11.70pp
  • 202429.2%-7.15pp
  • 202336.4%+0.41pp
  • 202235.9%+0.82pp
  • 202135.1%+20.87pp
  • 202014.3%+6.22pp
  • 20198.0%+7.02pp
  • 20181.0%+3.50pp
  • 2017-2.5%-15.18pp
  • 201612.7%-4.96pp
  • 201517.7%-0.06pp
  • 201417.7%+1.46pp
  • 201316.3%+0.23pp
  • 201216.0%+1.82pp
  • 201114.2%-1.37pp
  • 201015.6%+120.79pp
  • 2009-105.2%-115.46pp
  • 200810.3%+0.26pp
  • 200710.0%+3.38pp
  • 20066.6%-25.11pp
  • 200531.7%+4.26pp
  • 200427.5%+3.19pp
  • 200324.3%+23.52pp
  • 20020.8%-12.09pp
  • 200112.8%-7.08pp
  • 200019.9%+2.96pp
  • 199917.0%-0.40pp
  • 199817.4%+9.95pp
  • 19977.4%+12.06pp
  • 1996-4.6%-15.73pp
  • 199511.1%+16.49pp
  • 1994-5.4%-2.65pp
  • 1993-2.8%-15.74pp
  • 199213.0%+1.88pp
  • 199111.1%-5.11pp
  • 199016.2%+6.17pp
  • 198910.0%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Gen Digital'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 Gen Digital (GEN)

According to Gen Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 42.8%. 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 .

2026's annual operating margin for Gen Digital (GEN) came in at 43.10% – expanded 2.2 percentage points year-over-year.

2026 marks the peak operating margin at 43.10%, with the historical low of -105.20% recorded in 2009.

Gen Digital Operating Margin by Year

Gen Digital Operating Margin 2026: 43.1%

Gen Digital operating margin in 2026 was 43.10%, expanded 2.2 percentage points from 2025. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Gen Digital Operating Margin 2025: 40.9%

2025's operating margin for Gen Digital came in at 40.91%, expanded 11.7 percentage points from 2024.

Gen Digital Operating Margin 2024: 29.2%

Gen Digital posted operating margin of 29.21% in 2024, contracted 7.1 percentage points from 2023.

Gen Digital Operating Margin 2023: 36.4%

In 2023, Gen Digital reported operating margin of 36.36%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2022.

Gen Digital Operating Margin 2022: 35.9%

Gen Digital operating margin in 2022 was 35.94%.

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