Salesforce (CRM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce's (CRM) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 76.65% in Q3 2026, down 145.0% on a YoY basis from 170.33% in Q3 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 76.92% in Q2 2026.
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Salesforce (CRM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Salesforce (CRM) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 76.65% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Gross Margin fell 145.0% year-over-year to 76.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 77.28% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 77.68%, up 48.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin held at 76.65% in Q3 2026 per CRM's latest filing, from 76.92% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 897.3% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 72.41% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 119.22% across 5 years, with a median of 76.85% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin jumped 82272 bps in 2022, then plunged 82235 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 73.36% in 2022, then grew by 3 bps to 75.29% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 77.71% in 2024, then rose by 0 bps to 78.02% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 76.65% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 76.65%, 76.92%, and 77.61% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 84.66% |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 73.17% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 76.65% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 70.68% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 45.88% |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 79.47% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 66.64% |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 83.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 76.65% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 76.92% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 77.61% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 78.02% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 78.10% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 76.96% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 77.81% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 77.71% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 76.85% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 76.33% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 76.87% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 75.29% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 75.44% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 74.23% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 74.95% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 73.36% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 72.45% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 72.41% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 897.30% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 73.13% |
API Access
Salesforce 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=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CRM", "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=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();