Advantage Solutions (ADV) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Advantage Solutions (ADV) posted Gross Margin of 14.13% for Q3 2026, down 1.01 percentage points from 15.15% a year earlier but up 2.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Advantage Solutions (ADV) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Advantage Solutions was 13.11%, down 1.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.95%, down 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -5.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Advantage Solutions' Gross Margin was 14.22% in FY2024 (+1.79 pp), 12.44% in FY2023 (-0.53 pp), 12.97% in FY2022 (-4.75 pp) and 17.72% in FY2021 (-1.43 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 8.88% in Q4 2022 to a high of 18.04% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.34 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 4.18 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 9.16 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 11.87% (Q2 2026), 12.42% (Q1 2026) and 13.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 156.49 Bn | 114.42 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 32.04% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.36 Bn | 88.45 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 51.54% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.13 Bn | 32.33 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 53.45% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.53 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 53.49% |
| 5 | APi | 18.33 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 30.15% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.46 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 51.40% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.43 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 8.51% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.19 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 71.22% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 12.05 Bn | 5.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Advantage Solutions | 430.38 Mn | -236.51 Mn | 129.13 Mn | 14.13% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.04% |
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Advantage Solutions Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ADV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "ADV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ADV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();