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Mar 30, 2025

FY2025 Q1

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 30, 2025

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter but increased from the same quarter last year. Gross profit declined relative to both periods, as cost of revenue rose, resulting in a lower gross margin compared to both the preceding quarter and the year-ago quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter but increased from the same quarter last year. Gross profit declined relative to both periods, as cost of revenue rose, resulting in a lower gross margin compared to both the preceding quarter and the year-ago quarter.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the increase in cost of revenue, which was higher in both sequential and year-over-year comparisons, while revenue showed mixed movements.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower while cost of revenue was higher, leading to a weakened gross margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was higher but gross profit was lower, with cost of revenue higher, again resulting in a lower gross margin.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

66.4%

Gross profit

$14.5B

Revenue

$21.9B

Cost of revenue

$7.4B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-2.0 pts

Year-over-year change

-3.2 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jun 30, 2024$22.4B$15.6B$6.9B69.4%
Sep 29, 2024$22.5B$15.5B$7.0B69.0%
Dec 29, 2024$22.5B$15.4B$7.1B68.3%
Mar 30, 2025$21.9B$14.5B$7.4B66.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Dec 29, 2024

-2.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2024

-3.2 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the increase in cost of revenue, which was higher in both sequential and year-over-year comparisons, while revenue showed mixed movements.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower while cost of revenue was higher, leading to a weakened gross margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was higher but gross profit was lower, with cost of revenue higher, again resulting in a lower gross margin.

Monitor the trend of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters, as the filing notes risk factors that could affect future results.