Mister Car Wash (MCW) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Mister Car Wash (MCW) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 59.23% in Q1 2026, up 1.38% quarter-over-quarter from 58.42% in Q4 2025, and up 114.0% on a YoY basis from 27.68% in Q1 2025.
Mister Car Wash (MCW) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mister Car Wash's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 59.23% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 114.0% year-over-year to 59.23%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 58.77% (down 18.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 58.48%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 59.23% for Q1 2026 at Mister Car Wash, up from 58.42% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 64.9% in Q2 2022 to a low of 57.91% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 60.36% across 5 years, with a median of 59.53% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Gross Margin plunged 414 bps in 2023, then soared 114 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 61.17% in 2022, then dropped by 3 bps to 59.42% in 2023, then decreased by 3 bps to 57.91% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 58.42% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 59.23% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 59.23% (Q1 2026), 58.42% (Q4 2025), and 58.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Mister Car Wash | 2.33 Bn | 2.28 Bn | 164.59 Mn | 59.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 59.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 58.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 58.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 58.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 58.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 61.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 61.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 60.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 64.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 64.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 64.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 66.83% |