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% on a QoQ basis from 15.19% in Q4 2025.
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 20.45% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 127.0% year-over-year to 20.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.63% (down 48.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.38%, down 24.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 20.45% in Q1 2026 per CMT's latest filing, from 15.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 21.04% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 13.09% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 17.03% (2024), against an average of 16.88%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin slumped 386 bps; it then jumped 783 bps in 2023.
- Tracing CMT's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 13.36% in 2022, then gained by 11 bps to 14.82% in 2023, then grew by 7 bps to 15.82% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 15.19% in 2025, then soared by 35 bps to 20.45% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CMT Gross Margin figures stand at 20.45% (Q1 2026), 15.19% (Q4 2025), and 17.36% (Q3 2025).
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 | Core Molding Technologies | 201.15 Mn | 177.64 Mn | 11.98 Mn | 20.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.46% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.10% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.82% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.69% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.45% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.36% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.88% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.52% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.51% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.95% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.94% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 17.63% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.33% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.50% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 288.33% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 20.84% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 258.27% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.78% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 20.02% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 18.86% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 17.55% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 18.87% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 16.18% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 592.98% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 125.10% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 236.25% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 17.14% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 17.37% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 90.18% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 17.05% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.14% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.89% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 21.98% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 442.47% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 22.75% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 106.72% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 13.60% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 14.56% |