IMAX Imax margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 69

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 92

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 19

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 71

Gross margin

59.6%

Operating margin

20.2%

EBITDA margin

30.3%

Net margin

9.8%

For the latest period, Imax has a gross margin of 59.6%, an operating margin of 20.2%, an EBITDA margin of 30.3%, and a net margin of 9.8%. Operating margin reported the largest year-over-year gain at 3.6 percentage points, while EBITDA margin reported the largest decline at 1.4 percentage points.

IMAX margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Imax's margins averaged 56.95% gross, 15.45% operating, 29.75% EBITDA, and 7.99% net over the last 3 years. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are higher.

IMAX margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The strongest improvement was in operating margin, which increased by 3.6 percentage points, and gross margin also expanded by 2.7 percentage points and net margin also expanded by 0.8 percentage points, while EBITDA margin contracted by 1.4 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

2.7pp

Operating margin expansion

3.6pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-1.4pp

Net margin expansion

0.8pp

IMAX Gross margin

Looking at the last 3 years, Imax had an average gross margin of 56.95%. As of the latest period, Imax's current gross margin is 59.6%, which is 2.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Imax's gross margin reached 60% at its highest point in Dec 2025 and 53.7% at its lowest in Sep 2024.

IMAX Operating margin

The average operating margin for Imax was 15.45% across the past 3 years. As of the latest period, the current operating margin for Imax is 20.2%, 4.8 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for Imax moved between 10.7% in Sep 2024 and 20.5% in Dec 2025.

IMAX EBITDA margin

Imax's EBITDA margin averaged 29.75% across the past 3 years. Imax's current EBITDA margin is 30.3% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Imax's EBITDA margin peaked at 33.1% in Sep 2025 and reached a low of 27.7% in Sep 2024.

IMAX Net margin

Imax recorded an average net margin of 7.99% across the last 3 years. The current net margin stands at 9.8%, 1.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Net margin was highest at 10.5% in Sep 2025 and lowest at 6% in Jun 2024.

IMAX margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Imax's gross margin of 59.6% is above the Communication Services sector and the industry average. In comparison with its Communication Services sector average of 49.6%, Imax's gross margin is 20% higher.

IMAX margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Imax's gross margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, IMAX recorded a gross margin of 59.6%.

What is Imax's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, IMAX has an operating margin of 20.2%.

What is Imax's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, IMAX has an EBITDA margin of 30.3%.

What is Imax's net margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, IMAX recorded a net margin of 9.8%.

What are the average margins of IMAX?

Over the last 3 years, Imax's margins averaged 57.0% gross, 15.5% operating, 29.8% EBITDA, and 8.0% net.

What are the highest historical margins of IMAX?

Imax's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 60% gross in Dec 2025, 20.5% operating in Dec 2025, 33.1% EBITDA in Sep 2025, and 10.5% net in Sep 2025.

What are the lowest historical margins of IMAX?

In the last 5 years, the lowest margins reported by IMAX were 52% gross in Dec 2022, -1.6% operating in Dec 2022, 16.6% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and -8.8% net in Dec 2021.