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Mar 31, 2025

FY2025 Q1

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025

Revenue increased and cost of revenue decreased slightly from the previous quarter, resulting in higher gross profit and an improved gross margin. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, revenue grew but cost of revenue rose at a faster pace, leading to a lower gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue increased and cost of revenue decreased slightly from the previous quarter, resulting in higher gross profit and an improved gross margin. Compared with the same quarter one year earlier, revenue grew but cost of revenue rose at a faster pace, leading to a lower gross margin.

  • The sequential improvement in gross margin was accompanied by a higher revenue base and a nearly flat cost of revenue, while the year-over-year decline reflects a larger increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue growth.
  • Compared to the previous quarter, gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin weakened.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

80.4%

Gross profit

$710.9M

Revenue

$883.9M

Cost of revenue

$173.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.5 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
Jun 30, 2024$678.1M$549.6M$128.6M81.0%
Sep 30, 2024$725.5M$578.9M$146.6M79.8%
Dec 31, 2024$827.5M$653.0M$174.5M78.9%
Mar 31, 2025$883.9M$710.9M$173.0M80.4%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Dec 31, 2024

+1.5 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2024

-1.2 pts

What the margin says

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

The sequential improvement in gross margin was accompanied by a higher revenue base and a nearly flat cost of revenue, while the year-over-year decline reflects a larger increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue growth.

Compared to the previous quarter, gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin weakened.

Monitor the trend of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as it has shown divergent year-over-year behavior.