Kimball Electronics (KE) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)
Kimball Electronics (KE) reported Gross Margin of 7.88% for Q1 2026, up 70.0% on a YoY basis from 4.64% in Q1 2025, and down 3.48% sequentially from 8.17% in Q4 2025.
Kimball Electronics (KE) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kimball Electronics (KE) has 14 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 7.88% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 70.0% year-over-year to 7.88%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.98% (up 78.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.02%, down 116.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 7.88% in Q1 2026, from 8.17% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 10.01% in Q2 2023 to a low of 6.31% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 8.06% and a median of 8.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 189 bps in 2022 and slumped 181 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing KE's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.83% in 2022, then rose by 4 bps to 8.17% in 2023, then slipped by 20 bps to 6.55% in 2024, then advanced by 25 bps to 8.17% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KE's Gross Margin at 7.88% in Q1 2026, 8.17% in Q4 2025, and 7.89% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrovaya | 424.38 Bn | 424.36 Bn | 6.04 Mn | 33.45% |
| 2 | Vertiv Holdings | 116.45 Bn | 113.95 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 37.73% |
| 3 | Bloom Energy | 61.23 Bn | 58.77 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 30.03% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.93 Bn | 25.43 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 33.32% |
| 5 | nVent Electric | 25.66 Bn | 25.47 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 35.88% |
| 6 | Advanced Energy Industries | 11.88 Bn | 11.18 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 39.32% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.90 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 50.62% |
| 8 | Powell Industries | 9.42 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 29.65% |
| 9 | EnerSys | 7.49 Bn | 7.05 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 29.44% |
| 10 | Kimball Electronics | 609.52 Mn | 527.06 Mn | 27.82 Mn | 7.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.66% |