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Ford Motor Company stock research

Mar 31, 2025

FY2025 Q1

Ford Motor (F) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025

Revenue decreased from the immediate prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, while cost of revenue fell more slowly, leading to a lower gross profit and gross margin. The gross margin weakened sequentially and compared to the same period a year earlier.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue decreased from the immediate prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, while cost of revenue fell more slowly, leading to a lower gross profit and gross margin. The gross margin weakened sequentially and compared to the same period a year earlier.

  • The decline in gross profit was driven by a lower ratio of gross profit to revenue, as cost of revenue consumed a greater share of revenue compared to both prior periods.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and gross margin were all lower. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were lower, and gross margin also weakened.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

13.5%

Gross profit

$5.5B

Revenue

$40.7B

Cost of revenue

$35.2B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.9 pts

Year-over-year change

-1.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jun 30, 2024$47.8B$7.3B$40.5B15.3%
Sep 30, 2024$46.2B$6.0B$40.2B13.0%
Dec 31, 2024$48.2B$6.9B$41.3B14.3%
Mar 31, 2025$40.7B$5.5B$35.2B13.5%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Dec 31, 2024

-0.9 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2024

-1.3 pts

What the margin says

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

The decline in gross profit was driven by a lower ratio of gross profit to revenue, as cost of revenue consumed a greater share of revenue compared to both prior periods.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and gross margin were all lower. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were lower, and gross margin also weakened.

Monitor the trajectory of revenue relative to cost of revenue, as the gap between them narrowed in the current quarter.