Growth Metrics

Descartes Systems (DSGX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Descartes Systems recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 77.56% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 77.37% in Q4 2025, and up 112.0% year-over-year from 36.58% in Q1 2025.

Descartes Systems' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 77.56% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 112.0% year-over-year to 77.56%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 77.08% (up 96.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 77.08%, up 144.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 77.56% for Q1 2026 at Descartes Systems, roughly flat from 77.37% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 77.56% in Q1 2026 to a low of 75.19% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 76.43% and a median of 76.44% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 221 bps in 2022 and plunged 115 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Descartes Systems' Gross Margin stood at 76.49% in 2022, then rose by 1 bps to 77.37% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 76.3% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 77.37% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 77.56% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 77.56%, 77.37%, and 76.87% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 72.98%
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 77.61%
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 89.96%
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 48.77%
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 75.07%
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 85.65%
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 89.62%
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 48.28%
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 79.05%
10 Descartes Systems 6.12 Bn 5.76 Bn 149.50 Mn 77.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 77.56%
Oct 31, 2025 77.37%
Jul 31, 2025 76.87%
Apr 30, 2025 76.44%
Jan 31, 2025 76.44%
Sep 30, 2024 76.30%
Jul 31, 2024 75.19%
Apr 30, 2024 76.60%
Jan 31, 2024 75.64%
Sep 30, 2023 77.37%
Jul 31, 2023 75.61%
Apr 30, 2023 75.93%
Jan 31, 2023 76.78%
Sep 30, 2022 76.49%
Jul 31, 2022 76.49%
Apr 30, 2022 76.10%
Jan 31, 2022 76.08%
Sep 30, 2021 74.29%
Jul 31, 2021 75.64%
Apr 30, 2021 75.87%
Jan 31, 2021 75.27%
Sep 30, 2020 73.37%
Jul 31, 2020 73.35%
Apr 30, 2020 73.88%
Jan 31, 2020 73.17%
Sep 30, 2019 72.57%
Jul 31, 2019 73.76%
Apr 30, 2019 74.54%
Jan 31, 2019 166.64%
Sep 30, 2018 72.90%
Jul 31, 2018 73.24%
Apr 30, 2018 72.27%
Jan 31, 2018 134.00%
Sep 30, 2017 73.01%
Jul 31, 2017 73.21%
Apr 30, 2017 73.62%
Jan 31, 2017 72.28%
Sep 30, 2016 71.73%
Jul 31, 2016 72.71%
Apr 30, 2016 72.01%
Jan 31, 2016 71.75%
Sep 30, 2015 67.75%
Jul 31, 2015 70.14%
Apr 30, 2015 69.87%
Jan 31, 2015 68.54%
Sep 30, 2014 67.01%
Jul 31, 2014 67.62%
Apr 30, 2014 67.56%
Jan 31, 2014 68.04%
Sep 30, 2013 67.89%
Jul 31, 2013 66.09%
Apr 30, 2013 68.98%
Jan 31, 2013 68.04%
Sep 30, 2012 66.67%
Jul 31, 2012 65.35%
Apr 30, 2012 64.55%
Jan 31, 2012 65.77%
Sep 30, 2011 66.67%
Jul 31, 2011 66.08%
Apr 30, 2011 67.08%
Jan 31, 2011 65.16%
Sep 30, 2010 68.78%
Jul 31, 2010 66.13%
Apr 30, 2010 65.30%
Jan 31, 2010 67.56%
Sep 30, 2009 67.06%
Jul 31, 2009 67.88%
Apr 30, 2009 70.22%
Jan 31, 2009 68.15%