where would i find a company s operating income 
operating income is recorded on the income statement and can be found toward the bottom of the statement as its own line item it should appear next to non operating income helping investors to distinguish between the two and recognize which income came from what sources the bottom linecompanies may be more interested in knowing their operating income instead of their net income as operating income only incorporates the costs of directly operating the company operating income can be calculated several different ways but it is always found towards the bottom of a company s income statement operating income is generally defined as the amount of money left over to pay for financial costs such as interest or taxes 