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Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q2

Ecolab (ECL) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross profit grew, and gross margin improved, reflecting a greater portion of revenue converted to gross profit.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross profit grew, and gross margin improved, reflecting a greater portion of revenue converted to gross profit.

  • Revenue grew more than cost of revenue, which improved gross margin.
  • Gross margin was higher than the immediately preceding quarter and also higher than the same quarter one year earlier.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

39.4%

Gross profit

$1.5B

Revenue

$3.9B

Cost of revenue

$2.3B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.1 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.1 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$3.6B$1.4B$2.2B38.3%
Jun 30, 2023$3.9B$1.5B$2.3B39.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

+1.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2022

+1.1 pts

What the margin says

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

Revenue grew more than cost of revenue, which improved gross margin.

Gross margin was higher than the immediately preceding quarter and also higher than the same quarter one year earlier.

Monitor the company's disclosure of volume and pricing effects, as these are identified as material sales drivers in the management discussion.