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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue decreased compared to the prior quarter, while gross profit and cost of revenue also declined, resulting in a slightly lower gross margin. Versus the same quarter last year, revenue was higher, gross profit was stable, cost of revenue increased, and gross margin weakened.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue decreased compared to the prior quarter, while gross profit and cost of revenue also declined, resulting in a slightly lower gross margin. Versus the same quarter last year, revenue was higher, gross profit was stable, cost of revenue increased, and gross margin weakened.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue: cost of revenue declined less proportionally than revenue from the prior quarter, compressing margin. Compared to the year-ago quarter, cost of revenue grew faster than revenue, also pressuring margin.
  • Gross margin was slightly lower than the prior quarter and lower than the same quarter last year. Revenue was lower sequentially but higher year-over-year, while gross profit was lower sequentially and stable year-over-year.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

52.0%

Gross profit

$1.7B

Revenue

$3.4B

Cost of revenue

$1.6B

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

-1.6 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$3.4B$1.7B$1.6B52.0%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

-1.6 pts

What the margin says

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The strongest observable margin driver is the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue: cost of revenue declined less proportionally than revenue from the prior quarter, compressing margin. Compared to the year-ago quarter, cost of revenue grew faster than revenue, also pressuring margin.

Gross margin was slightly lower than the prior quarter and lower than the same quarter last year. Revenue was lower sequentially but higher year-over-year, while gross profit was lower sequentially and stable year-over-year.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its faster growth year-over-year and slower decline sequentially have weakened gross margin.