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EBITDA Margin History Chart
Chart any stock's EBITDA margin % across the last eight quarters and see at a glance whether cash profitability is expanding or compressing. Auto-populates from Yahoo Finance. Pair it with the EBITDA margin screener and the operating margin history chart for full context.
How to Read EBITDA Margin Trends
EBITDA margin measures how much of every revenue dollar becomes earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation. It sits above the capital structure and accounting choices that cloud net income, making it the cleanest quarterly read on operational cash generation. A rising EBITDA margin means the business is becoming more efficient; a falling one means costs are outrunning revenue growth or pricing power is eroding.
Watch the trend in the context of the full margin stack. Gross margin expanding while EBITDA margin compresses signals rising overhead or sales costs — an early warning of operating leverage going the wrong way. EBITDA margin holding while net margin falls often points to rising interest expense or tax changes, not operating deterioration. Use the gross margin history chart and net margin history chart alongside this one to see where the margin is being gained or lost.
Once you have the trend, screen the whole market with the EBITDA margin screener, anchor the valuation with the EV/EBITDA calculator, or build a full DCF with the DCF calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the EBITDA margin history chart show?
It plots a company's EBITDA margin — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation divided by total revenue — over the last eight quarters. Reading the bars left to right shows whether cash profitability is expanding or compressing, which is a cleaner signal than net income because it strips out financing structure and accounting choices.
What is a good EBITDA margin?
It depends on the industry. Software and biotech companies can run EBITDA margins above 30–40%, while capital-intensive manufacturers, retailers, and airlines often sit below 15%. What matters more than the absolute level is the trend and comparison against direct peers — a stable or rising margin signals that the company is converting revenue to cash efficiently, while a falling one often flags rising costs or competitive pressure.
How is EBITDA margin calculated here?
EBITDA margin is EBITDA (operating income plus depreciation and amortisation) divided by total revenue, times 100. The quarter-over-quarter change is shown in percentage points — a move from 22% to 25% reads as +3.0 pp. Figures are derived from Yahoo Finance quarterly fundamentals and the cashflow statement for D&A.
Why use EBITDA margin instead of net margin?
EBITDA margin strips out interest expense (which reflects financing decisions, not operations), taxes (which reflect jurisdiction and structure), and non-cash charges like depreciation (which reflect asset age and accounting policy). That makes it a cleaner apples-to-apples comparison across companies with different capital structures. Pair it with net margin to see how much falls through to shareholders.
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