Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific's Gross Margin was 72.34% in Q1 2026, down 1.46 percentage points from 73.80% a year earlier and down 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Milestone Scientific's Gross Margin was 71.03% through Mar 31, 2026, down 3.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 71.40%, down 3.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +4.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 74.56% in FY2024 (+5.44 pp), 69.12% in FY2023 (+13.47 pp), 55.65% in FY2022 (-5.60 pp) and 61.25% in FY2021 (-5.35 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 41.29% (Q2 2022) and 76.13% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 23.66 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 15.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MLSS's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was 72.97% (Q4 2025), 69.52% (Q3 2025) and 69.62% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 40.70% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 57.71% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 57.64% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 67.78% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 64.99% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 68.27% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 70.71% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 77.46% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 46.46% |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 32.99 Mn | 28.03 Mn | 1.56 Mn | 72.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 72.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 72.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 69.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 73.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 75.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 73.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 74.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 66.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 64.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 72.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 65.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 62.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 64.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 56.45% |
Milestone Scientific Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "MLSS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();