Clearwater Analytics Holdings (CWAN) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Clearwater Analytics Holdings (CWAN) posted Gross Margin of 65.79% for Q1 2026, down 7.47 percentage points from 73.26% a year earlier and down 1.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clearwater Analytics Holdings (CWAN) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2026, Gross Margin at Clearwater Analytics Holdings was 65.97%, down 6.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 67.29%, down 5.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -6.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clearwater Analytics Holdings' Gross Margin was 72.78% in FY2024 (+1.88 pp), 70.90% in FY2023 (-0.17 pp), 71.07% in FY2022 (-2.00 pp) and 73.07% in FY2021 (-0.72 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 65.14% in Q2 2025 to a high of 74.41% in Q2 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.71 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 2.08 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 7.47 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 67.24% (Q4 2025), 65.56% (Q3 2025) and 65.14% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 84.66% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 73.17% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 76.65% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 70.68% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 45.88% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 79.10% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 66.64% |
| 10 | Clearwater Analytics Holdings | 7.30 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 145.55 Mn | 65.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 65.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 67.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 65.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 65.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 73.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 73.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 72.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 72.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 72.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 71.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 71.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 70.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 70.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 72.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 70.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 71.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 70.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 71.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 72.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 74.41% |
Clearwater Analytics Holdings Gross Margin API
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