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Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q3

The Procter & Gamble (PG) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter, but gross profit declined less, leading to an improved gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit both increased, with gross profit growing faster, resulting in a higher gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q3

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter, but gross profit declined less, leading to an improved gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit both increased, with gross profit growing faster, resulting in a higher gross margin.

  • The margin improvement is associated with a proportionally larger decrease in cost of revenue compared to revenue on a sequential basis, and a proportionally smaller increase year-over-year.
  • Sequentially, gross margin improved from the prior quarter. Year-over-year, gross margin also increased compared to the same quarter one year earlier.

Gross margin snapshot

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Gross margin

48.2%

Gross profit

$9.7B

Revenue

$20.1B

Cost of revenue

$10.4B

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+1.4 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$20.1B$9.7B$10.4B48.2%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

+1.4 pts

What the margin says

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The margin improvement is associated with a proportionally larger decrease in cost of revenue compared to revenue on a sequential basis, and a proportionally smaller increase year-over-year.

Sequentially, gross margin improved from the prior quarter. Year-over-year, gross margin also increased compared to the same quarter one year earlier.

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