Clearfield (CLFD) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clearfield (CLFD) posted Gross Margin of 31.79% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 3.50 percentage points from 35.29% a year earlier and down 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clearfield (CLFD) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Clearfield was 33.01%, down 5.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 33.66%, up 13.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -7.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Clearfield's Gross Margin was 20.58% in FY2024 (-14.79 pp), 35.38% in FY2023 (-6.32 pp), 41.70% in FY2022 (-1.77 pp) and 43.46% in FY2021 (+2.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.19 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with a gain of 58.81 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 100.69 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 32.45% (Q2 2026), 33.16% (Q1 2026) and 34.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 50.06% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 64.13% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 20.93% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 62.93% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 84.57% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 52.30% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 54.12% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 36.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 40.34% |
| 10 | Clearfield | 416.91 Mn | 22.20 Mn | 13.94 Mn | 31.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 135.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 98.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 44.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 43.61% |
Clearfield Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CLFD", "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=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();