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Mar 31, 2025

FY2025 Q1

PACCAR (PCAR) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025

Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also declined. Gross margin weakened relative to both comparison periods, reflecting a larger proportional decline in gross profit relative to revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both decreased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue also declined. Gross margin weakened relative to both comparison periods, reflecting a larger proportional decline in gross profit relative to revenue.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue: although cost of revenue decreased, it did not decline enough to offset the revenue drop, leading to a lower gross margin.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, and gross margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, all three metrics were also lower, with gross margin showing a more pronounced weakening.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

20.8%

Gross profit

$1.6B

Revenue

$7.4B

Cost of revenue

$5.9B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

-2.8 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$8.8B$2.0B$6.8B22.8%
Sep 30, 2024$8.2B$1.8B$6.4B22.0%
Dec 31, 2024$7.9B$1.7B$6.2B21.6%
Mar 31, 2025$7.4B$1.6B$5.9B20.8%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Dec 31, 2024

-0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2024

-2.8 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the relationship between revenue and cost of revenue: although cost of revenue decreased, it did not decline enough to offset the revenue drop, leading to a lower gross margin.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all lower, and gross margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, all three metrics were also lower, with gross margin showing a more pronounced weakening.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its rate of decline will be key to future gross margin stability.

PCAR Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025