Systems Software Companies By Operating Margin

Operating Margin
Operating MarginEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1MSFT Microsoft
0.47
(0.18)
 1.99 
(0.36)
2PLTR Palantir Technologies
0.41
(0.11)
 3.26 
(0.36)
3QLYS Qualys Inc
0.34
(0.17)
 2.43 
(0.41)
4FTNT Fortinet
0.33
 0.07 
 1.86 
 0.13 
5CRNC Cerence
0.32
 0.02 
 6.46 
 0.16 
6ORCL Oracle
0.32
(0.15)
 3.51 
(0.51)
7CHKP Check Point Software
0.29
(0.11)
 1.61 
(0.17)
8RIOT Riot Blockchain
0.28
 0.04 
 5.81 
 0.26 
9PGY Pagaya Technologies
0.23
(0.17)
 5.17 
(0.89)
10ATEN A10 Network
0.2
 0.16 
 2.08 
 0.33 
11PRGS Progress Software
0.17
 0.00 
 2.60 
(0.01)
12NOW ServiceNow
0.17
(0.28)
 2.93 
(0.83)
13OSPN OneSpan
0.16
(0.09)
 2.31 
(0.21)
14TDC Teradata Corp
0.15
 0.14 
 4.42 
 0.64 
15BB BlackBerry
0.13
(0.12)
 2.56 
(0.32)
16NABL N Able Inc
0.13
(0.21)
 2.43 
(0.51)
17PANW Palo Alto Networks
0.12
(0.16)
 2.16 
(0.34)
18CVLT CommVault Systems
0.1
(0.11)
 4.51 
(0.50)
19ALLT Allot Communications
0.0814
 0.09 
 3.37 
 0.29 
20APPN Appian Corp
0.0701
(0.33)
 2.96 
(0.97)
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Operating Margin shows how much operating income a company makes on each dollar of sales. It is one of the profitability indicators which helps analysts to understand whether the firm is successful or not making money from everyday operations. A good Operating Margin is required for a company to be able to pay for its fixed costs or payout its debt, which implies that the higher the margin, the better. This ratio is most effective in evaluating the earning potential of a company over time when comparing it against a firm's competitors.