Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) reported Gross Margin of 20.45% for Q1 2026, up 127.0% year-over-year from 9.01% in Q1 2025, and up 34.64% quarter-over-quarter from 15.19% in Q4 2025.

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 20.45% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.45%, up 127.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.63% (down 48.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.38%, down 24.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 20.45% in Q1 2026 per CMT's latest filing, from 15.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 21.04% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 13.09% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 16.88% and a median of 17.03% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin plunged 386 bps in 2022, then soared 783 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 13.36% in 2022, then climbed by 11 bps to 14.82% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 15.82% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 15.19% in 2025, then surged by 35 bps to 20.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CMT's Gross Margin at 20.45% in Q1 2026, 15.19% in Q4 2025, and 17.36% in Q3 2025.

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8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
10 Core Molding Technologies 199.86 Mn 176.35 Mn 11.98 Mn 20.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.45%
Dec 31, 2025 15.19%
Sep 30, 2025 17.36%
Jun 30, 2025 18.06%
Mar 31, 2025 19.18%
Dec 31, 2024 15.82%
Sep 30, 2024 16.91%
Jun 30, 2024 19.97%
Mar 31, 2024 17.03%
Dec 31, 2023 14.82%
Sep 30, 2023 17.62%
Jun 30, 2023 21.04%
Mar 31, 2023 17.83%
Dec 31, 2022 13.36%
Sep 30, 2022 13.09%
Jun 30, 2022 13.21%
Mar 31, 2022 16.01%
Dec 31, 2021 11.58%
Sep 30, 2021 7.92%
Jun 30, 2021 17.07%