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Veralto (Veralto) Gross Margin % : 59.95% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Veralto Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Veralto's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $747 Mil. Veralto's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,246 Mil. Therefore, Veralto's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 59.95%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Veralto's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

VLTO' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 56.67   Med: 57.73   Max: 58.34
Current: 58.34


During the past 4 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Veralto was 58.34%. The lowest was 56.67%. And the median was 57.73%.

VLTO's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
95.62% of 2942 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.4 vs VLTO: 58.34

Veralto had a gross margin of 59.95% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Veralto was 0.00% per year.


Veralto Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Veralto's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Veralto Gross Margin % Chart

Veralto Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
57.73 57.72 56.67 57.78

Veralto Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 57.80 57.92 57.61 57.92 59.95

Competitive Comparison of Veralto's Gross Margin %

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Veralto's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Veralto's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Veralto's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Veralto's Gross Margin % falls into.



Veralto Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Veralto's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=2901 / 5021
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(5021 - 2120) / 5021
=57.78 %

Veralto's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=747 / 1246
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1246 - 499) / 1246
=59.95 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Veralto  (NYSE:VLTO) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Veralto had a gross margin of 59.95% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Veralto (Veralto) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
c/o Danaher Corporation, Suite 800W, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W, Washington DC, WA, USA, 20037
Veralto Corp is company which is a global provider of essential technology solutions that safeguard many of the world's most vital resources. The company operates in two segments such as Water Quality and Product Quality & Innovation. Through WQ segment they improve the quality and reliability of water through leading brands including Hach, Trojan Technologies and ChemTreat. Through PQI segment they promote consumer trust in products and help enable product innovation through leading brands including Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite and Pantone.
Executives
Melissa Aquino officer: SVP, Water Quality 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Sameer Ralhan officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19899
Surekha Trivedi officer: SVP, Strategy & Sustainability C/O VERALTO CORPORATION, 225 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 250, WALTHAM MA 02451
Mattias Bystrom officer: SVP-Prod. Quality & Innovation C/O VERALTO CORPORATION, 225 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 250, WALTHAM MA 02451
Lesley Beneteau officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O VERALTO CORPORATION, 225 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 250, WALTHAM MA 02451
Cindy L. Wallis-lage director C/O COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC., 675 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77057
Bernard M Skeete officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Sylvia Ann Stein officer: SVP, General Counsel 1500 DEKOVEN AVE., RACINE WI 53403
Shyam Kambeyanda director 2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Thomas L Williams director 6035 PARKLAND BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Heath A Mitts director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Francoise Colpron director SEALED AIR CORPORATION, 2415 CASCADE POINTE BOUVELVARD, CHARLOTTE NC 28208
William King director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Walter G Lohr director DANAHER CORP, 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 12TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Daniel L Comas director DANAHER CORP, 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 12TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006