Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 97.24% in Q1 2026, up 400.24% quarter-over-quarter from 32.39% in Q4 2025, and down 3.0% on a YoY basis from 100.25% in Q1 2025.

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Krispy Kreme's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 97.24% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 3.0% year-over-year to 97.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 58.14% (down 2226.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 47.52%, down 2791.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 97.24% for Q1 2026 at Krispy Kreme, up from 32.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 97.88% in Q1 2023 to a low of 65.11% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 65.38% across 5 years, with a median of 75.63% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin sank 16299 bps in 2023, then surged 14074 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 72.75% in 2022, then slumped by 189 bps to 65.11% in 2023, then soared by 216 bps to 75.63% in 2024, then sank by 143 bps to 32.39% in 2025, then soared by 400 bps to 97.24% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 97.24% (Q1 2026), 32.39% (Q4 2025), and 96.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kroger 41.03 Bn 37.71 Bn 8.12 Bn 23.39%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.55 Bn 8.35 Bn 5.51 Bn 27.22%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.05 Bn 7.80 Bn 917.28 Mn 39.38%
4 Weis Markets 1.96 Bn 1.77 Bn 330.25 Mn 26.30%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 870.58 Mn 811.58 Mn 345.20 Mn 29.60%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 695.48 Mn 674.76 Mn 102.44 Mn 30.36%
7 Krispy Kreme 641.63 Mn 568.40 Mn 356.92 Mn 97.24%
8 Ingles Markets 413.14 Mn -12.03 Mn 325.26 Mn 24.87%
9 Village Super Market 164.48 Mn 4.38 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 107.89 Mn 102.10 Mn 3,689.00 5.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 97.24%
Dec 28, 2025 -32.39%
Sep 28, 2025 96.86%
Jun 29, 2025 75.61%
Mar 30, 2025 97.27%
Dec 29, 2024 75.63%
Sep 29, 2024 49.45%
Jun 30, 2024 97.17%
Mar 31, 2024 75.83%
Dec 31, 2023 -65.11%
Oct 1, 2023 52.04%
Jul 2, 2023 97.61%
Apr 2, 2023 71.87%
Jan 1, 2023 97.88%
Oct 2, 2022 72.75%
Jul 3, 2022 97.01%
Apr 3, 2022 54.71%
Oct 3, 2021 54.11%
Jul 4, 2021 75.65%
Apr 4, 2021 97.05%