AstroNova (ALOT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
AstroNova's Gross Margin came in at 36.65% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), up 4.95 percentage points from 31.69% a year earlier and up 12.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AstroNova (ALOT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Apr 30, 2026, AstroNova reported Gross Margin of 32.47%, up 0.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 31.65%, down 1.84 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -4.00 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 33.49% in FY2025 (+0.06 pp), 33.43% in FY2024 (-0.36 pp), 33.79% in FY2023 (-3.44 pp) and 37.23% in FY2022 (+1.59 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.68 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 8.01 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 7.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ALOT's Gross Margin at 24.38% (Q4 2026), 36.25% (Q3 2026) and 32.22% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 35.03% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 20.77% |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 9.83% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 37.34% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 15.49% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 53.56% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 37.59% |
| 10 | AstroNova | 224.61 Mn | 208.40 Mn | 14.43 Mn | 36.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 36.65% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 24.38% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 36.25% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 32.22% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 31.69% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 28.49% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 33.93% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 35.34% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 36.32% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 31.90% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 39.36% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 27.33% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 34.97% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 34.03% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 31.68% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 35.28% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 34.60% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 32.83% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 35.99% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 42.61% |
AstroNova Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "ALOT", "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=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();