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BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. stock research

Sep 30, 2025

FY2025 Q3

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2025

Revenue increased compared to the prior quarter but declined relative to the same quarter last year. Gross profit and gross margin both decreased versus the prior quarter and the year-ago period, as cost of revenue rose more than revenue on a sequential basis and fell less than revenue on an annual basis.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q3

Revenue increased compared to the prior quarter but declined relative to the same quarter last year. Gross profit and gross margin both decreased versus the prior quarter and the year-ago period, as cost of revenue rose more than revenue on a sequential basis and fell less than revenue on an annual basis.

  • The change in cost of revenue was the primary factor affecting gross margin, as its increase outpaced revenue growth sequentially and its decline was smaller than the revenue decline year over year.
  • Sequentially, revenue was higher while gross profit was lower, resulting in a weakened gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, both revenue and gross profit were lower, with gross margin also weakened.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

22.4%

Gross profit

$7.4M

Revenue

$33.1M

Cost of revenue

$25.7M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-2.6 pts

Year-over-year change

-3.5 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 31, 2024$43.8M$16.4M$27.4M37.4%
Mar 31, 2025$34.8M$7.4M$27.4M21.3%
Jun 30, 2025$32.5M$8.1M$24.4M25.0%
Sep 30, 2025$33.1M$7.4M$25.7M22.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2025

-2.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2024

-3.5 pts

What the margin says

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

The change in cost of revenue was the primary factor affecting gross margin, as its increase outpaced revenue growth sequentially and its decline was smaller than the revenue decline year over year.

Sequentially, revenue was higher while gross profit was lower, resulting in a weakened gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, both revenue and gross profit were lower, with gross margin also weakened.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its growth outpaced revenue growth in the current quarter.