Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
November 30, 2011 40.54%
August 31, 2011 46.05%
May 31, 2011 43.00%
February 28, 2011 42.97%
November 30, 2010
August 31, 2010 41.29%
May 31, 2010 38.66%
February 28, 2010 37.79%
November 30, 2009 39.41%
August 31, 2009 45.74%
May 31, 2009 40.03%
February 28, 2009 39.61%
November 30, 2008 40.44%
August 31, 2008 41.37%
May 31, 2008 41.29%
February 29, 2008 40.22%
November 30, 2007 38.49%
August 31, 2007 49.21%
May 31, 2007 38.40%
February 28, 2007 36.70%
November 30, 2006 33.56%
August 31, 2006
May 31, 2006 34.85%
February 28, 2006 32.57%
November 30, 2005 33.57%
Date Value
August 31, 2005 34.40%
May 31, 2005 36.80%
February 28, 2005 32.79%
November 30, 2004 34.39%
August 31, 2004 36.12%
May 31, 2004 35.28%
February 29, 2004 31.00%
November 30, 2003 30.08%
August 31, 2003 33.86%
May 31, 2003 32.89%
February 28, 2003 31.57%
November 30, 2002 33.11%
August 31, 2002 32.58%
May 31, 2002 34.22%
February 28, 2002 37.23%
November 30, 2001 37.19%
August 31, 2001 36.87%
May 31, 2001 37.63%
February 28, 2001 34.60%
November 30, 2000 36.83%
August 31, 2000 36.64%
May 31, 2000 36.76%
February 29, 2000 36.32%
November 30, 1999 38.46%
August 31, 1999 42.03%

Gross Profit Margin Definition

Gross Profit Margin is calculated using Gross Profit/Revenue. This metric measures the overall efficiency of a company in being able to turn revenue into gross profit and doing this by keeping cost of goods sold low. An analyst looking at gross profit margin might look for a higher gross profit margin relative to other comparable companies as well as a gross profit margin that is growing.

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Gross Profit Margin (Quarterly) Range, Past 5 Years

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