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Targa Resources Corp. stock research

Dec 31, 2024

FY2024 Q4

Targa Resources (TRGP) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2024

Revenue rose from both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, while gross profit increased relative to the year-ago quarter but held flat compared to the prior quarter. Gross margin weakened from the prior quarter but improved compared to the same quarter one year earlier, reflecting a mixed sequential and annual trend.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q4

Revenue rose from both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, while gross profit increased relative to the year-ago quarter but held flat compared to the prior quarter. Gross margin weakened from the prior quarter but improved compared to the same quarter one year earlier, reflecting a mixed sequential and annual trend.

  • Cost of revenue increased more than revenue from the prior quarter, which compressed gross margin sequentially. Compared to the year-ago quarter, cost of revenue was stable while revenue was higher, allowing gross margin to improve.
  • Sequentially, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue grew faster than revenue. Year-over-year, gross margin improved as revenue increased while cost of revenue was unchanged.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

33.7%

Gross profit

$1.5B

Revenue

$4.4B

Cost of revenue

$2.9B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-4.9 pts

Year-over-year change

+2.0 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, 2024$4.6B$1.3B$3.2B29.5%
Jun 30, 2024$3.6B$1.4B$2.2B38.3%
Sep 30, 2024$3.9B$1.5B$2.4B38.6%
Dec 31, 2024$4.4B$1.5B$2.9B33.7%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Sep 30, 2024

-4.9 pts

Year-over-year change

Dec 31, 2023

+2.0 pts

What the margin says

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

Cost of revenue increased more than revenue from the prior quarter, which compressed gross margin sequentially. Compared to the year-ago quarter, cost of revenue was stable while revenue was higher, allowing gross margin to improve.

Sequentially, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue grew faster than revenue. Year-over-year, gross margin improved as revenue increased while cost of revenue was unchanged.

Monitor the relationship between cost of revenue and revenue trends, as cost growth outpaced revenue sequentially and constrained margin.