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eBay (NAS:EBAY) Operating Margin %

: 20.39% (As of Jun. 2023)
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Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. eBay's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $518 Mil. eBay's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $2,540 Mil. Therefore, eBay's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 20.39%.

Good Sign:

eBay Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

The historical rank and industry rank for eBay's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

EBAY' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.25   Med: 25.29   Max: 29.72
Current: 22.22


EBAY's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
95.51% of 1114 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 3.40 vs EBAY: 22.22

eBay's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.

eBay's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $518 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $2,209 Mil.


eBay Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for eBay's Operating Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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eBay Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Operating Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.25 23.83 29.64 28.05 23.99

eBay Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
Operating Margin % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.68 23.87 22.51 22.23 20.39

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, eBay's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

   

eBay Operating Margin % Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, eBay's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where eBay's Operating Margin % falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Operating Margin %'s extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



eBay Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

eBay's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
=2350 / 9795
=23.99 %

eBay's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=518 / 2540
=20.39 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


eBay  (NAS:EBAY) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.


Be Aware

Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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eBay (NAS:EBAY) Business Description

eBay logo
Address
2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95125
EBay operates one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in the world, with $74 billion in 2022 gross merchandise volume, or GMV, rendering the firm a top 10 global e-commerce company. eBay generates revenue from listing fees, advertising, revenue-sharing arrangements with service providers, and managed payments, with its platform connecting more than 132 million buyers and roughly 20 million sellers across almost 190 global markets at the end of 2022. eBay generates just north of 50% of its GMV in international markets, with a large presence in the U.K., Germany, and Australia.
Executives
Rebecca Spencer officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Shripriya Mahesh Ramanan director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Aparna Chennapragada director C/O EBAY, INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Edward O Garcia officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer C/O EBAY INC, 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Stephen J Priest officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATIOM, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Boone Cornelius officer: Chief People Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Julie A Loeger officer: SVP, Chief Growth Officer 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Carol Hayles director C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Mohak Shroff director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Logan Green director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Diana Farrell director 2025 HAMILTON AVE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Jamie Iannone officer: President and CEO C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Pete Thompson officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer 1778 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Wendy Elizabeth Jones officer: SVP, Global Customer Exp. & Op 2025 HAMILTON AVE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Andrew John Cring officer: Interim CFO C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125