Operating performance remains highly erratic, with the firm reporting a $20.6M net loss in 2026Q1 despite achieving a 98.7% gross margin in the preceding 2025Q4 period.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 1.72B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Revenue Growth % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | 1.14B | 837.87M | 468.04M | 441.5M | 344.55M | 484.89M | 404.69M | 353.7M | 327.98M | 294.65M | 247.94M | 260.96M | 302.03M | 319.3M | 302.45M | 307.23M | 334.48M | 970.38M | 881.07M | 857.75M | 737.96M | 640.01M | 635.2M | 673.1M | 274.95M | 247.19M | 283.38M | 257.8M | 210.95M | 222M | 197.68M |
| Gross Margin % | 66.51% | 51.15% | 32.67% | 35.35% | 31.01% | 34.78% | 33.76% | 34.23% | 34.23% | 32.02% | 28.91% | 29.07% | 30.78% | 31.31% | 31.75% | 32.04% | 32.28% | 97.88% | 95.76% | 93.81% | 92.15% | 94.15% | 96.96% | 97.55% | 97.04% | 94.61% | 89.53% | 92.37% | 90.62% | 91.67% | 92.38% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 79.02% | 6.01% | 28.14% | -28.94% | 19.82% | 14.42% | 7.84% | 11.31% | 18.84% | -4.99% | -13.6% | -5.41% | 5.57% | -1.56% | -8.15% | -65.53% | 10.14% | 2.72% | 16.23% | 15.3% | 0.76% | -5.63% | 144.81% | 11.23% | -12.77% | 9.92% | 22.21% | -4.98% | 12.3% | 21.34% |
| Operating Expenses | 852.28M | 470.37M | 163.21M | 157.32M | 145.37M | 140.59M | 144.48M | 143.79M | 135.65M | 133.14M | 131.18M | 129.39M | 129.42M | 132.57M | 126.18M | 139.18M | 139.09M | 935.57M | 917.12M | 730.36M | 657.51M | 598.32M | 599.3M | 624.39M | 262.04M | 215.58M | 211.66M | 207.3M | 189.23M | 175.51M | 143.78M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 28.71% | 11.39% | 12.6% | 13.09% | 10.08% | 12.05% | 13.91% | 14.16% | 14.47% | 15.29% | 14.41% | 13.19% | 13% | 13.25% | 14.51% | 13.42% | 94.37% | 99.68% | 79.87% | 82.1% | 88.02% | 91.48% | 90.49% | 92.48% | 82.51% | 66.88% | 74.27% | 81.29% | 72.48% | 67.19% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 424.01M | 470.37M | 163.21M | 157.32M | 145.37M | 140.59M | 144.48M | 143.79M | 135.65M | 133.14M | 131.18M | 129.39M | 129.42M | 132.57M | 126.18M | 139.18M | 139.09M | 761.8M | 732.4M | 592.49M | 516.08M | 418.73M | 428.25M | 435.02M | 169.81M | 148.84M | 154.88M | 143.6M | 130.06M | 119.78M | 102.06M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 28.71% | 11.39% | 12.6% | 13.09% | 10.08% | 12.05% | 13.91% | 14.16% | 14.47% | 15.29% | 14.41% | 13.19% | 13% | 13.25% | 14.51% | 13.42% | 76.84% | 79.6% | 64.8% | 64.44% | 61.6% | 65.37% | 63.05% | 59.93% | 56.97% | 48.94% | 51.45% | 55.87% | 49.47% | 47.69% |
| Research & Development | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 288.53M | 367.5M | 304.83M | 284.18M | 199.18M | 344.3M | 260.21M | 209.92M | 192.33M | 161.51M | 116.76M | 131.57M | 172.61M | 186.72M | 176.27M | 168.05M | 195.39M | 34.81M | -36.04M | 127.39M | 80.45M | 41.69M | 35.91M | 48.72M | 12.92M | 31.61M | 71.71M | 50.5M | 21.72M | 46.48M | 53.9M |
| Operating Margin % | 16.82% | 22.43% | 21.28% | 22.76% | 17.93% | 24.7% | 21.71% | 20.31% | 20.07% | 17.55% | 13.61% | 14.65% | 17.59% | 18.31% | 18.5% | 17.52% | 18.86% | 3.51% | -3.92% | 13.93% | 10.05% | 6.13% | 5.48% | 7.06% | 4.56% | 12.1% | 22.66% | 18.09% | 9.33% | 19.2% | 25.19% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 20.56% | 7.27% | 42.68% | -42.15% | 32.32% | 23.96% | 9.15% | 19.08% | 38.33% | -11.25% | -23.78% | -7.56% | 5.93% | 4.89% | -13.99% | 461.25% | 196.59% | -128.29% | 58.35% | 92.98% | 16.1% | -26.29% | 277.14% | -59.14% | -55.92% | 42% | 132.47% | -53.27% | -13.76% | 54.75% |
| EBITDA | 326.38M | 405.24M | 342.11M | 321.38M | 233.59M | 378.42M | 293.5M | 242.74M | 199.2M | 167.17M | 124.84M | 139.48M | 183.18M | 198.01M | 193.83M | 187.78M | 212.16M | 52.26M | -19.51M | 137.82M | 90.77M | 74.91M | 76.3M | 89.64M | 17.78M | 35.59M | 75.18M | 54M | 24.63M | 47.84M | 54.86M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 19.03% | 24.74% | 23.88% | 25.73% | 21.03% | 27.15% | 24.49% | 23.49% | 20.79% | 18.16% | 14.55% | 15.54% | 18.67% | 19.42% | 20.35% | 19.58% | 20.47% | 5.27% | -2.12% | 15.07% | 11.33% | 11.02% | 11.65% | 12.99% | 6.28% | 13.62% | 23.75% | 19.35% | 10.58% | 19.76% | 25.64% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -6.17% | 18.45% | 6.45% | 37.59% | -38.27% | 28.93% | 20.91% | 21.86% | 19.16% | 33.91% | -10.5% | -23.85% | -7.49% | 2.16% | 3.22% | -11.49% | 306% | 367.83% | -114.16% | 51.84% | 21.17% | -1.82% | -14.88% | 404.12% | -50.03% | -52.67% | 39.23% | 119.26% | -48.52% | -12.79% | 54.92% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 37.85M | 37.74M | 37.28M | 37.2M | 34.41M | 34.12M | 33.29M | 32.82M | 6.87M | 5.66M | 8.07M | 7.92M | 10.57M | 11.29M | 17.55M | 19.73M | 16.77M | 17.44M | 16.53M | 10.43M | 10.32M | 33.22M | 40.39M | 40.92M | 4.86M | 3.97M | 3.47M | 3.5M | 2.9M | 1.36M | 955K |
| EBIT | 226.66M | 277.61M | 193.75M | 115.37M | 69.4M | 234.5M | 184.68M | 120.6M | 91.27M | 47.91M | -2.46M | 13.9M | 34.15M | 70.05M | 34.56M | 55.87M | 93.74M | 55.86M | 2.96M | 184.04M | 143.32M | 81.42M | 55.84M | 65.61M | 21.3M | 45.68M | 104.83M | 71.8M | 43.55M | 66.64M | 70.21M |
| Net Interest Income | -22.23M | -88.59M | -87.99M | -68.6M | -23.85M | -9.86M | -15.68M | -45.69M | -46.4M | -28.35M | -19.44M | -16.33M | -16.96M | -26.14M | -35.09M | 18.75M | 20.12M | 14.91M | 22.8M | 53.47M | 45.16M | 36.91M | 25.48M | 25.71M | 19.24M | 20.24M | 30.57M | 22.5M | 20.2M | 19.96M | 16.67M |
| Interest Income | 63.65M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.78M | 45.87M | 35.96M | 61.79M | 110.11M | 108.03M | 76.65M | 45.42M | 42.6M | 27.62M | 34.31M | 63.7M | 43.8M | 42.03M | 40.12M | 32.98M |
| Interest Expense | 85.88M | 88.59M | 87.99M | 68.6M | 23.85M | 9.86M | 15.68M | 45.69M | 46.4M | 28.35M | 19.44M | 16.33M | 16.96M | 26.14M | 35.09M | 38.03M | 25.75M | 21.05M | 39M | 56.64M | 62.87M | 39.74M | 19.94M | 16.89M | 8.38M | 14.07M | 33.12M | 21.3M | 21.83M | 20.16M | 16.31M |
| Other Income/Expense | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | 142.81M | 211.19M | 105.76M | 46.77M | 45.55M | 224.64M | 169M | 74.91M | 44.85M | 19.55M | -21.89M | -2.43M | 17.19M | 43.91M | -527K | 17.85M | 67.99M | 34.81M | -36.04M | 127.39M | 80.45M | 41.69M | 35.91M | 48.72M | 12.92M | 31.61M | 71.71M | 50.5M | 21.72M | 46.48M | 53.9M |
| Pretax Margin % | 8.33% | 12.89% | 7.38% | 3.75% | 4.1% | 16.11% | 14.1% | 7.25% | 4.68% | 2.12% | -2.55% | -0.27% | 1.75% | 4.31% | -0.06% | 1.86% | 6.56% | 3.51% | -3.92% | 13.93% | 10.05% | 6.13% | 5.48% | 7.06% | 4.56% | 12.1% | 22.66% | 18.09% | 9.33% | 19.2% | 25.19% |
| Income Tax | 46.08M | 63.23M | 34.51M | 16.5M | 13.44M | 65.68M | 46.01M | 21.96M | 15.98M | -2.13M | -12.26M | 406K | 12.13M | 17.76M | 324K | 5.23M | 27.21M | 15.33M | -15.27M | 52.03M | 35.87M | 18.77M | 14.83M | 20.02M | 5.37M | 12.46M | 30.81M | 23.1M | 9.28M | 19.75M | 23.62M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 32.27% | 29.94% | 32.63% | 35.27% | 29.51% | 29.24% | 27.23% | 29.31% | 35.62% | -10.91% | 56.01% | -16.72% | 70.59% | 40.44% | -61.48% | 29.31% | 40.02% | 44.02% | 42.37% | 40.84% | 44.59% | 45.03% | 41.3% | 41.09% | 41.57% | 39.42% | 42.96% | 45.74% | 42.7% | 42.49% | 43.83% |
| Net Income | 97.17M | 148.4M | 71.56M | 30.18M | 32.35M | 158.96M | 122.99M | 52.95M | 28.89M | 22.82M | -1.16M | 1.96M | 8.83M | 25.06M | -3.61M | 10.32M | 38.53M | 19.49M | -20.77M | 75.37M | 44.58M | 22.92M | 21.08M | 28.7M | 9.32M | 19.15M | 40.9M | 27.4M | 12.45M | 26.73M | 30.28M |
| Net Margin % | 5.66% | 9.06% | 5% | 2.42% | 2.91% | 11.4% | 10.26% | 5.12% | 3.02% | 2.48% | -0.14% | 0.22% | 0.9% | 2.46% | -0.38% | 1.08% | 3.72% | 1.97% | -2.26% | 8.24% | 5.57% | 3.37% | 3.22% | 4.16% | 3.29% | 7.33% | 12.92% | 9.82% | 5.35% | 11.04% | 14.15% |
| Net Income Growth % | 27.59% | 107.39% | 137.11% | -6.71% | -79.65% | 29.25% | 132.25% | 83.28% | 26.63% | 2065.2% | -159.17% | -77.77% | -64.78% | 793.63% | -135.02% | -73.23% | 97.73% | 193.82% | -127.56% | 69.07% | 94.52% | 8.73% | -26.55% | 207.86% | -51.33% | -53.18% | 49.27% | 120.13% | -53.44% | -11.72% | 44.88% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 96.73M | 147.96M | 71.25M | 30.27M | 32.11M | 158.96M | 122.99M | 52.95M | 28.89M | 21.69M | -9.63M | -2.83M | 5.06M | 26.15M | -851K | 12.62M | 40.78M | 19.49M | -20.77M | 75.37M | 44.58M | 22.92M | 21.08M | 28.7M | 7.55M | 19.15M | 40.9M | 27.4M | 12.45M | 26.73M | 30.28M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13M | 10.12M | 5.73M | 4.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 13.21M | 13.21M | 0 | 73K | 26.19M | 129.83M | 0 | 0 | 623.99M | 361K | 2.63M | 7.02M | 6.09M | 5.35M | 4.26M | 5.33M | 3.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 9.13 | 13.04 | 6.37 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 11.70 | 9.30 | 3.82 | 2.05 | 1.67 | -0.09 | 0.14 | 0.62 | 1.77 | -0.27 | 0.74 | 2.77 | 1.45 | -1.57 | 5.57 | 2.76 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.65 | 0.73 | 1.50 | 3.29 | 2.17 | 0.96 | 2.08 | 2.30 |
| EPS Growth % | 24.3% | 104.71% | 145.95% | 0.78% | -78.03% | 25.81% | 143.46% | 86.34% | 22.75% | 2023.96% | -162% | -77.42% | -64.97% | 755.56% | -136.49% | -73.29% | 91.03% | 192.36% | -128.19% | 101.81% | 102.94% | 9.68% | -24.85% | 126.03% | -51.33% | -54.41% | 51.61% | 126.04% | -53.85% | -9.57% | 40.24% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 14.13 | 6.93 | 2.81 | 2.77 | 12.57 | 9.73 | 4.10 | 2.18 | 1.72 | -0.09 | 0.14 | 0.65 | 1.85 | -0.27 | 0.76 | 2.89 | 1.49 | -1.57 | 5.70 | 3.50 | 1.76 | 1.58 | 2.26 | 0.75 | 1.55 | 3.38 | 2.19 | 0.99 | 2.14 | 2.42 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 10.64M | 11.42M | 11.23M | 11.65M | 12.61M | 13.58M | 13.22M | 13.85M | 14.06M | 13.67M | 13.37M | 14.29M | 14.25M | 14.12M | 13.6M | 13.94M | 13.9M | 13.44M | 13.2M | 13.53M | 17.04M | 16.15M | 17M | 15.28M | 12.77M | 12.77M | 12.43M | 12.63M | 12.97M | 12.85M | 12.58M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 10.64M | 10.5M | 10.35M | 10.74M | 11.67M | 12.64M | 12.64M | 12.9M | 14.06M | 13.25M | 13.37M | 13.64M | 13.6M | 13.58M | 13.38M | 13.64M | 13.34M | 13.11M | 13.2M | 13.22M | 12.75M | 13.02M | 13.34M | 12.7M | 12.43M | 12.36M | 12.1M | 12.51M | 12.57M | 12.49M | 12.3M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 5.1% | 9.57% | 21.38% | 21.77% | 12.23% | 15.11% | 11.22% | 20.19% | 25.58% | - | 306.22% | 67.79% | 23.85% | - | 58.26% | 15.24% | 29.64% | - | 7.38% | 11.45% | 20.51% | 22.91% | 16.09% | 48.37% | 23.2% | 9.19% | 12.77% | 28.37% | 11.23% | 14.19% |
Earnings volatility and cyclicality
According to the provided financial data, Oppenheimer's revenue trajectory exhibits significant quarterly fluctuations, peaking at $472.6M in 2025Q4 before contracting sharply to $445.1M in 2026Q1, highlighting the firm's sensitivity to capital markets activity and the inherent unpredictability of its transactional revenue streams.
The revenue profile suggests a reliance on market-sensitive segments that lack consistent, linear growth. Investors should monitor whether the recent contraction in 2026Q1 represents a structural shift in deal flow or merely a temporary pause in corporate issuance windows.
As reported in the income statement, gross margins have demonstrated extreme variance, ranging from a high of 98.7% in 2025Q4 to a low of 29.6% in 2024Q4, which suggests that the firm's cost-to-revenue recognition is highly sensitive to the specific mix of transactional versus fee-based income.
This margin instability implies that the firm's profitability is heavily dependent on the nature of its quarterly revenue composition. The wide swings in gross margin warrant further investigation into how the firm classifies direct costs during periods of lower transactional volume.
Based on the firm's historical figures, operating income has struggled to scale consistently with revenue, as evidenced by the 2026Q1 operating loss of $8.3M despite significant revenue generation, indicating that fixed overhead costs may be difficult to rationalize during periods of market-driven revenue contraction.
The firm's inability to maintain positive operating margins during revenue dips suggests a high degree of operating leverage that works against the firm when market conditions deteriorate. This indicates that management may face challenges in adjusting its cost base rapidly enough to offset sudden declines in top-line performance.
Analysis of the income statement reveals that stock-based compensation, which reached $23.7M in 2024Q4, frequently creates noise in net income figures, complicating the assessment of core operational profitability and suggesting that reported EPS may not always reflect the underlying cash-generating capacity of the business.
The lumpy nature of these non-cash expenses suggests that investors should focus on adjusted metrics to gauge true performance. The significant variance in quarterly net income appears to be driven as much by these accounting adjustments as by the firm's actual competitive success in the capital markets.
A critical review of the 2026Q1 results, which show a net loss of $20.6M, suggests that the firm's business model may be more vulnerable to sudden market downturns than its boutique positioning would imply, challenging the narrative of stable wealth management fee income as a reliable buffer.
Short-sellers would likely focus on the firm's inability to maintain profitability during the most recent quarter as evidence of structural weakness. This performance warrants further investigation into whether the firm's wealth management segment is truly providing the defensive stability that management claims.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying OPY stock.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY) is profitable, generating $148.4M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 9.1%.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY) reported an operating income of $367.5M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 22.4%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY) generated $837.9M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 51.1%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.