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Analog Devices, Inc. stock research

May 4, 2024

FY2024 Q2

Analog Devices (ADI) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended May 4, 2024

Revenue and gross profit both decreased from the prior quarter and from the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue declined at a slower pace. As a result, gross margin weakened compared with both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended May 4, 2024 · FY2024 Q2

Revenue and gross profit both decreased from the prior quarter and from the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue declined at a slower pace. As a result, gross margin weakened compared with both the immediately preceding quarter and the same quarter one year earlier.

  • Gross margin for the current quarter is lower than both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, driven by a proportionally smaller decline in cost of revenue relative to the decline in revenue.
  • Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit are lower, and gross margin has weakened. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit are also lower, with gross margin further weakened.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

54.7%

Gross profit

$1.2B

Revenue

$2.2B

Cost of revenue

$979.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-4.0 pts

Year-over-year change

-11.1 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jul 29, 2023$3.1B$2.0B$1.1B63.8%
Oct 28, 2023$2.7B$1.6B$1.1B60.6%
Feb 3, 2024$2.5B$1.5B$1.0B58.7%
May 4, 2024$2.2B$1.2B$979.0M54.7%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Feb 3, 2024

-4.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Apr 29, 2023

-11.1 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

Gross margin for the current quarter is lower than both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, driven by a proportionally smaller decline in cost of revenue relative to the decline in revenue.

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit are lower, and gross margin has weakened. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit are also lower, with gross margin further weakened.

Monitor whether the cost of revenue continues to decline at a slower rate than revenue in future quarters.