Mister Car Wash (MCW) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Mister Car Wash (MCW) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 59.23% for Q1 2026, up 114.0% year-over-year from 27.68% in Q1 2025, and up 1.38% quarter-over-quarter from 58.42% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 59.23%, up from 58.42% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 64.9% in Q2 2022, with the low at 57.91% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 59.53% (2024), against an average of 60.36%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Gross Margin tumbled 414 bps in 2023, then surged 114 bps in 2026.
- Mister Car Wash's Gross Margin stood at 61.17% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 59.42% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 57.91% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 58.42% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 59.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCW's Gross Margin at 59.23% in Q1 2026, 58.42% in Q4 2025, and 58.42% in Q3 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 79.73 Bn | 79.73 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Carvana | 51.45 Bn | 48.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.76% |
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| 4 | Lithia Motors | 8.55 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 15.29% |
| 5 | Carmax | 8.31 Bn | 7.72 Bn | 854.41 Mn | 10.66% |
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| 7 | Autozi Internet Technology (Global) | 6.37 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 6.32 Bn | 6.05 Bn | 361.67 Mn | 19.04% |
| 9 | Openlane | 4.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 248.20 Mn | 44.75% |
| 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% |