Growth Metrics

Leslie's (LESL) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)

Leslie's has reported Gross Margin over the past 8 years, most recently at 18.4% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Gross Margin at 18.4% for Q1 2026, down 883.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 34.52% (down 109.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 35.4%, down 44.0%.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 was 18.4% at Leslie's, down from 38.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for LESL hit a ceiling of 45.67% in Q4 2022 and a floor of 18.4% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 36.42% (2022), compared with a mean of 34.84%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: skyrocketed 257bps in 2025 and later plummeted -883bps in 2026.
  • Leslie's' Gross Margin stood at 33.47% in 2022, then decreased by -13bps to 28.98% in 2023, then decreased by -6bps to 27.23% in 2024, then surged by 42bps to 38.56% in 2025, then tumbled by -52bps to 18.4% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Gross Margin were 18.4% (Q1 2026), 38.56% (Q4 2025), and 39.55% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.