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Sep 30, 2024

FY2024 Q3

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross margin improved year over year but weakened slightly from the prior quarter.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q3

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier, while cost of revenue also rose. Gross margin improved year over year but weakened slightly from the prior quarter.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the year-over-year improvement in gross margin, as revenue grew more than cost of revenue compared to the same quarter last year.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin was slightly lower despite higher revenue and gross profit, as cost of revenue increased at a similar pace. Versus the same quarter a year earlier, gross margin was higher, with revenue and gross profit growing more than cost of revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

69.2%

Gross profit

$501.9M

Revenue

$725.3M

Cost of revenue

$223.4M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.2 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 31, 2023$677.2M$451.0M$226.2M66.6%
Mar 31, 2024$704.0M$476.2M$227.8M67.6%
Jun 30, 2024$716.8M$497.4M$219.4M69.4%
Sep 30, 2024$725.3M$501.9M$223.4M69.2%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

-0.2 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2023

+1.3 pts

What the margin says

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

The strongest observable margin driver is the year-over-year improvement in gross margin, as revenue grew more than cost of revenue compared to the same quarter last year.

Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin was slightly lower despite higher revenue and gross profit, as cost of revenue increased at a similar pace. Versus the same quarter a year earlier, gross margin was higher, with revenue and gross profit growing more than cost of revenue.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, given the sequential weakening in gross margin.

VRSK Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2024