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Jun 30, 2024

FY2024 Q4

The Procter & Gamble (PG) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2024

Revenue was slightly higher than the prior quarter but lower than the same quarter one year earlier. Gross profit decreased from the prior quarter and increased from the year-ago quarter, resulting in a gross margin that weakened sequentially but improved year over year.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q4

Revenue was slightly higher than the prior quarter but lower than the same quarter one year earlier. Gross profit decreased from the prior quarter and increased from the year-ago quarter, resulting in a gross margin that weakened sequentially but improved year over year.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue. From the prior quarter, cost of revenue rose more than revenue, reducing gross profit and margin; from the year-ago quarter, cost of revenue fell while revenue declined slightly, allowing gross profit to grow and margin to expand.
  • Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue increased relative to revenue. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin improved as cost of revenue decreased and gross profit increased.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

49.6%

Gross profit

$10.2B

Revenue

$20.5B

Cost of revenue

$10.3B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.6 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.2 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 30, 2023$21.9B$11.4B$10.5B52.0%
Dec 31, 2023$21.4B$11.3B$10.1B52.7%
Mar 31, 2024$20.2B$10.3B$9.9B51.2%
Jun 30, 2024$20.5B$10.2B$10.3B49.6%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2024

-1.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2023

+1.2 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue. From the prior quarter, cost of revenue rose more than revenue, reducing gross profit and margin; from the year-ago quarter, cost of revenue fell while revenue declined slightly, allowing gross profit to grow and margin to expand.

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue increased relative to revenue. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin improved as cost of revenue decreased and gross profit increased.

Monitor the company's ability to manage supply chain and manufacturing arrangements, as the filing notes their importance to business results.