Eaco (EACO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Eaco (EACO) posted Gross Margin of 31.22% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 0.64 percentage points from 30.58% a year earlier and up 0.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Eaco (EACO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 31, 2026, Gross Margin at Eaco was 30.87%, up 0.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at 30.08%, up 0.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +2.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Eaco's Gross Margin was 29.82% in FY2024 (+0.88 pp), 28.93% in FY2023 (+0.39 pp), 28.54% in FY2022 (+3.00 pp) and 25.54% in FY2021 (-1.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 8.49 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2021, with a drop of 3.94 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 30.74% (Q2 2026), 30.96% (Q1 2026) and 30.49% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 68.95 Bn | 66.71 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 38.81% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 68.54 Bn | 67.66 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 41.81% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.92 Bn | 61.91 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 44.85% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.34 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 31.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.33 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 40.10% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.77 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 27.89% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.47 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 21.67% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.20 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 26.41% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.92 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 30.38% |
| 10 | Eaco | 680.62 Mn | 680.62 Mn | 53.01 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 31.22% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.74% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 30.96% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 30.49% |
| May 31, 2025 | 30.58% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 29.47% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 29.58% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 30.76% |
| May 31, 2024 | 29.06% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 30.03% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 29.37% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 29.39% |
| May 31, 2023 | 28.96% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 28.94% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 28.38% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 30.36% |
| May 31, 2022 | 27.75% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 27.22% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 28.48% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 21.86% |
Eaco Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=EACO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "EACO", "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=EACO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();