Azz (AZZ) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Azz (AZZ) reported Gross Margin of 22.75% for Q1 2026, up 37.0% year-over-year from 16.6% in Q1 2025, and down 5.01% quarter-over-quarter from 23.94% in Q4 2025.
Azz (AZZ) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Azz (AZZ) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 22.75% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 22.75%, up 37.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 23.94% (down 32.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 23.94%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin retreated to 22.75% in Q1 2026 per AZZ's latest filing, from 23.94% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 28.99% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 18.2% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 23.9% and a median of 24.27% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin surged 432 bps in 2022, then plunged 951 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 19.58% in 2022, then climbed by 18 bps to 23.1% in 2023, then advanced by 5 bps to 24.22% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 23.94% in 2025, then decreased by 5 bps to 22.75% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AZZ's Gross Margin at 22.75% in Q1 2026, 23.94% in Q4 2025, and 24.27% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 50.98% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 87.04% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 70.43% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 50.26% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 57.11% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 8.69% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 9.92% |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 88.69% |
| 10 | Azz | 4.53 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 87.59 Mn | 22.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 22.75% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 23.94% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 24.27% |
| May 31, 2025 | 24.68% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 22.37% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 24.22% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 25.31% |
| May 31, 2024 | 24.85% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 22.11% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.10% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 24.40% |
| May 31, 2023 | 24.82% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 18.20% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.58% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 24.97% |
| May 31, 2022 | 28.99% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 27.72% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 27.81% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 27.73% |
| May 31, 2021 | 25.20% |