EBAY EBay margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 33

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 82

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 36

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 87

Gross margin

72.8%

Operating margin

20.2%

EBITDA margin

25.7%

Net margin

16.8%

The EBay reports a gross margin of 72.8%, an operating margin of 20.2%, an EBITDA margin of 25.7%, and a net margin of 16.8%. Among the available margins, gross margin improved the most and net margin declined the most, by 0.4 and 3.5 percentage points respectively.

EBAY margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, EBay's margins averaged 72.21% gross, 20.65% operating, 31.06% EBITDA, and 20.88% net. For EBay, gross margin is above its three-year average, while operating, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.

EBAY margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

EBay's gross margin expanded by 0.4 percentage points, but operating margin contracted by 0.4 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 0.9 percentage points, and net margin by 3.5 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.4pp

Operating margin expansion

-0.4pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-0.9pp

Net margin expansion

-3.5pp

EBAY Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, EBay's gross margin averaged 72.21%. EBay's current gross margin is 72.8% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 72.8% in Sep 2026 and lowest at 71.5% in Dec 2025.

EBAY Operating margin

EBay's operating margin averaged 20.65% over the last 3 years. Right now, the current operating margin for EBay is 20.2%, 0.5 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, EBay's operating margin peaked at 22.5% in Dec 2024 and reached a low of 19.2% in Dec 2023.

EBAY EBITDA margin

The average EBITDA margin for EBay was 31.06% across the past 3 years. Right now, the current EBITDA margin for EBay is 25.7%, 5.4 percentage points below its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for EBay moved between 25.2% in Mar 2026 and 43.2% in Dec 2023.

EBAY Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for EBay was 20.88%. The latest net margin for EBay is 16.8%, 4.1 percentage points below its three-year average. EBay's net margin ranged from a low of 16.8% in Sep 2026 to a high of 27.4% in Dec 2023.

EBAY margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 72.8%, EBAY ranks higher than the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, EBay's gross margin is 101% higher.

EBAY margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is EBay's gross margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, EBAY recorded a gross margin of 72.8%.

What is EBay's operating margin?

The current operating margin for EBAY is 20.2% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is EBay's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, EBAY recorded an EBITDA margin of 25.7%.

What is EBay's net margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, EBAY has a net margin of 16.8%.

What are the average margins of EBAY?

Over the last 3 years, EBay's margins averaged 72.2% gross, 20.7% operating, 31.1% EBITDA, and 20.9% net.

What are the highest historical margins of EBAY?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by EBAY were 74.6% gross in Dec 2021, 28.1% operating in Dec 2021, 139.4% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 130.6% net in Dec 2021.

What are the lowest historical margins of EBAY?

EBay's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 71.5% gross in Dec 2025, 19.2% operating in Dec 2023, -9.4% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and -13% net in Dec 2022.