MARKETS / GLOSSARY / GROSS MARGIN

Gross margin

What is left after the direct cost of producing what was sold, before sales, administration, interest and tax. It is the closest thing to a measure of pricing power.

Definition

How it is computed here

Formula(revenue − cost of revenue) ÷ revenue
UnitRatio (shown as %)
PeriodOne fiscal year, as reported
SourceExtracted from SEC filings; every value on an asset page carries the accounting tag and the filing it came from
Identifiermargem_bruta
The limit

What this number does not tell you

What counts as 'cost of revenue' is a presentation choice, and companies in the same industry draw the line differently. Some banks and insurers do not report it at all, which is why the field is sometimes empty here rather than guessed.

Every metric on this site is published with its blind spot stated. A figure without its limit is half a fact.

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In the data

Highest reported gross margin

From the most recent fiscal year of each company.

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