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TDAYUSA TODAY had an operating margin of 3.7% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 5.4% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.5% | 8.1% | −4.8% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | 6.9% | −4.2% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | 6.1% | −6.1% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | 169.2% | 153.8% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | 4.0% | −0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | 8.6% | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | 4.9% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | 2.6% | −0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | 3.8% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | 3.7% | −6.4% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | −13.2% | −19.7% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | 3.4% | −4.2% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | −1.1% | −2.6% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | 3.2% | −1.0% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | −1.7% | −1.1% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | 3.7% | 0.1% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | no data | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | 7.9% | −4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | 7.1% | −6.3% |
| 2013 | 200.0% | 205.3% | 115.2% |
| 2014 | −0.7% | 3.7% | −0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | 13.7% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | 6.8% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | −0.1% | 2.8% | −0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | −12.2% | 2.8% | −3.0% |
| 2020 | −100.0% | −14.6% | −21.6% |
| 2021 | −25.4% | 4.4% | −4.8% |
| 2022 | −26.4% | −1.5% | −3.3% |
| 2023 | −8.7% | 4.3% | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −17.2% | −2.4% | −1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | 5.4% | 0.1% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 24 Jul 2026)
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.