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DuPont de Nemours, Inc. stock research

Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q2

DuPont de Nemours (DD) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter, while cost of revenue remained unchanged, resulting in a slightly improved gross margin. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, leading to a weakened gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter, while cost of revenue remained unchanged, resulting in a slightly improved gross margin. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, leading to a weakened gross margin.

  • The gross margin improvement from the prior quarter was driven by revenue growth with steady cost of revenue, allowing a larger portion of revenue to flow into gross profit.
  • Revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all decreased year over year, with gross margin declining from the prior-year level. Sequentially, revenue and gross profit rose while cost of revenue held flat, and gross margin showed a slight increase.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

34.4%

Gross profit

$1.1B

Revenue

$3.1B

Cost of revenue

$2.0B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.1 pts

Year-over-year change

-0.9 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, 2023$3.0B$1.0B$2.0B34.3%
Jun 30, 2023$3.1B$1.1B$2.0B34.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

+0.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2022

-0.9 pts

What the margin says

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

The gross margin improvement from the prior quarter was driven by revenue growth with steady cost of revenue, allowing a larger portion of revenue to flow into gross profit.

Revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all decreased year over year, with gross margin declining from the prior-year level. Sequentially, revenue and gross profit rose while cost of revenue held flat, and gross margin showed a slight increase.

Monitor whether revenue growth can continue without a proportional increase in cost of revenue to sustain or improve gross margin.