Fedex FDX
NYSE FDX
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As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 11:27 AM EDT

Fedex (FDX) Gross Margin (2017 - 2019)

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Fedex (FDX) reported Gross Margin of 76.37% for fiscal Q1 2020 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2019), down 0.36 percentage points from 76.74% a year earlier and down 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Fedex (FDX) Gross Margin (2017 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2019, Fedex's Gross Margin came in at 76.01%, down 0.74 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2019 (ended May 31, 2019), it came in at 76.10%, down 0.82 percentage points from FY2018.

  • By fiscal year, Gross Margin came in at 76.93% in FY2018 (-0.48 pp) and 77.40% in FY2017.
  • Five-year quarterly Gross Margin spans a low of 75.00% in fiscal Q3 2019 and a high of 77.58% in fiscal Q4 2018.
  • Year over year, Gross Margin has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.74 percentage points over the last five quarters.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2020 came in at 77.04% (Q4 2019), 75.00% (Q3 2019) and 75.62% (Q2 2019).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 162.85 Bn 157.37 Bn - -
2 Csx 86.62 Bn 82.84 Bn - -
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 76.11 Bn 75.83 Bn - -
4 United Parcel Service 70.66 Bn 47.58 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 70.32 Bn 64.96 Bn - -
6 Fedex 68.53 Bn 34.48 Bn - -
7 Delta Air Lines 55.25 Bn 37.43 Bn - -
8 Old Dominion Freight Line 36.69 Bn 35.95 Bn - -
9 Ryanair Holdings 28.78 Bn 12.78 Bn 3.13 Bn 61.47%
10 Copart 25.20 Bn 8.75 Bn 732.88 Mn 59.24%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 31, 2019 76.37%
May 31, 2019 77.04%
Feb 28, 2019 75.00%
Nov 30, 2018 75.62%
Aug 31, 2018 76.74%
May 31, 2018 77.58%
Feb 28, 2018 76.19%
Nov 30, 2017 76.46%
Aug 31, 2017 77.48%
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