Castle Biosciences (CSTL) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026)
Castle Biosciences (CSTL) posted Gross Margin of 76.75% for Q3 2026, down 0.72 percentage points from 77.48% a year earlier and down 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Castle Biosciences (CSTL) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Castle Biosciences was 77.07%, down 2.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 79.37%, down 2.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -5.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Castle Biosciences' Gross Margin was 81.87% in FY2024 (+2.34 pp), 79.53% in FY2023 (+2.89 pp), 76.64% in FY2022 (-6.54 pp) and 83.18% in FY2021 (-1.36 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 75.17% in Q4 2022 to a high of 83.31% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 6.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 8.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 77.11% (Q2 2026), 75.46% (Q1 2026) and 78.95% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 85.78% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 64.67% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 29.08% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 33.65% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 65.42% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 12.31% |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 95.96% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 64.81% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 31.50% |
| 10 | Castle Biosciences | 1.04 Bn | -65.97 Mn | 78.97 Mn | 76.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 76.75% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 77.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 78.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 77.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 79.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 81.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 81.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 81.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 83.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 80.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 81.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 81.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 76.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 77.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 77.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 81.64% |
Castle Biosciences Gross Margin API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CSTL", "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=CSTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();