Finance glossary
Operating Margin
Definition
Operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Operating margin measures profit from core operations after both production and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes. It reveals how well management controls costs and is more comprehensive than gross margin for judging operational efficiency.
In a sentence
A widening operating margin showed management was squeezing more profit from each sale.
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