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Dec 31, 2025

FY2025 Q4

Cummins (CMI) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2025

Revenue increased compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross profit was unchanged from the year-ago quarter but slightly lower than the previous quarter, resulting in a gross margin that weakened relative to both comparison periods.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q4

Revenue increased compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross profit was unchanged from the year-ago quarter but slightly lower than the previous quarter, resulting in a gross margin that weakened relative to both comparison periods.

  • The gross margin decline was driven by cost of revenue increasing at a faster rate than revenue. This unfavorable relationship was the strongest observable factor in the margin change.
  • Compared with the prior quarter, revenue was higher but gross profit was slightly lower, while cost of revenue increased more sharply, leading to a weaker gross margin. Versus the same quarter last year, revenue was higher and cost of revenue was also higher, yet gross profit remained stable, resulting in a weakened gross margin.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

22.9%

Gross profit

$2.0B

Revenue

$8.5B

Cost of revenue

$6.6B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-2.7 pts

Year-over-year change

-1.2 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2025$8.2B$2.2B$6.0B26.4%
Jun 30, 2025$8.6B$2.3B$6.4B26.4%
Sep 30, 2025$8.3B$2.1B$6.2B25.6%
Dec 31, 2025$8.5B$2.0B$6.6B22.9%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Sep 30, 2025

-2.7 pts

Year-over-year change

Dec 31, 2024

-1.2 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin decline was driven by cost of revenue increasing at a faster rate than revenue. This unfavorable relationship was the strongest observable factor in the margin change.

Compared with the prior quarter, revenue was higher but gross profit was slightly lower, while cost of revenue increased more sharply, leading to a weaker gross margin. Versus the same quarter last year, revenue was higher and cost of revenue was also higher, yet gross profit remained stable, resulting in a weakened gross margin.

Monitor whether cost of revenue growth continues to outpace revenue growth in upcoming periods.