Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026)
Alto Ingredients posted quarterly Gross Margin of 4.1% for Q1 2026, up 490.0% year-on-year from 0.7% in Q1 2025, and down 37.23% on a QoQ basis from 6.54% in Q4 2025.
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 4.1% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 490.0% year-over-year to 4.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.01% (up 393.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.8%, up 280.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.1%, down from 6.54% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 9.75% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 6.49% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 1.31% (2023), against an average of 1.12%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin slumped 1742 bps; it then surged 738 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 6.49% in 2022, then soared by 86 bps to 0.92% in 2023, then surged by 36 bps to 0.59% in 2024, then soared by 1211 bps to 6.54% in 2025, then tumbled by 37 bps to 4.1% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 4.1% (Q1 2026), 6.54% (Q4 2025), and 9.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 48.49% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 44.24% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 49.07% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 44.03% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 31.13% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 42.11% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 9.74% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 35.81% |
| 10 | Alto Ingredients | 427.79 Mn | 399.65 Mn | 9.22 Mn | 4.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.22% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.70% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.14% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -4.06% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -0.64% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -6.29% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.02% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.51% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.41% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -1.49% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.18% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.68% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 4.34% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.49% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.75% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.17% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 10.46% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 15.14% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.03% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -1.13% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -2.39% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -3.78% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.60% |