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Sep 30, 2024

FY2024 Q3

ONEOK (OKE) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024

Revenue increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross profit was stable sequentially but higher year-over-year, while cost of revenue rose in both comparisons, resulting in a gross margin that improved from the prior year but weakened from the prior quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q3

Revenue increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross profit was stable sequentially but higher year-over-year, while cost of revenue rose in both comparisons, resulting in a gross margin that improved from the prior year but weakened from the prior quarter.

  • The strongest observable driver is the change in cost of revenue relative to revenue. Year-over-year, cost grew slower than revenue, expanding margin; sequentially, cost grew faster than revenue, compressing margin.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue increased proportionally more than revenue. Compared to the same quarter last year, gross margin improved significantly as revenue grew faster than cost of revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

39.7%

Gross profit

$2.0B

Revenue

$5.0B

Cost of revenue

$3.0B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.2 pts

Year-over-year change

+6.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 31, 2023$5.2B$1.9B$3.3B36.9%
Mar 31, 2024$4.8B$1.9B$2.9B39.4%
Jun 30, 2024$4.9B$2.0B$2.9B40.9%
Sep 30, 2024$5.0B$2.0B$3.0B39.7%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

-1.2 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2023

+6.6 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable driver is the change in cost of revenue relative to revenue. Year-over-year, cost grew slower than revenue, expanding margin; sequentially, cost grew faster than revenue, compressing margin.

Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue increased proportionally more than revenue. Compared to the same quarter last year, gross margin improved significantly as revenue grew faster than cost of revenue.

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