Kimball Electronics (KE) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)
Kimball Electronics (KE) posted Gross Margin of 7.88% for Q1 2026, down 3.48% sequentially from 8.17% in Q4 2025, and up 70.0% YoY from 4.64% in Q1 2025.
Kimball Electronics (KE) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kimball Electronics has reported Gross Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 7.88% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 70.0% year-over-year to 7.88% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.98% (up 78.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.02%, down 116.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 7.88% in Q1 2026 per KE's latest filing, from 8.17% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 10.01% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin soared 189 bps in 2022, then plunged 181 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 7.83% in 2022, then climbed by 4 bps to 8.17% in 2023, then fell by 20 bps to 6.55% in 2024, then increased by 25 bps to 8.17% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 7.88%, 8.17%, and 7.89% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 101.35 Bn | 98.24 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 37.71% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 58.17 Bn | 55.50 Bn | 355.57 Mn | 33.38% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 24.99 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 558.00 Mn | 37.93% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 24.90 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 613.00 Mn | 35.81% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 11.37 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 236.10 Mn | 41.13% |
| 6 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 10.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 50.62% |
| 7 | Powell Industries | 7.22 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 95.30 Mn | 30.57% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 6.93 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 33.49% |
| 9 | Hayward Holdings | 3.18 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 155.05 Mn | 48.70% |
| 10 | Kimball Electronics | 578.20 Mn | 495.74 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% |