Growth Metrics

Maximus (MMS) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Gross Margin rose 133.0% to 26.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 25.46% through Mar 2026, up 184.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 24.55% for FY2025, 96.0% up from the prior year.

Maximus' Gross Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 26.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin came in at 26.21% for Q1 2026, up from 23.69% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 26.66% in Q2 2025 to a low of 18.67% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 23.09% (2023), against an average of 22.81%.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin tumbled -480bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 461bps in 2024.
  • Maximus' Gross Margin stood at 19.59% in 2022, then grew by 15bps to 22.61% in 2023, then fell by -5bps to 21.5% in 2024, then grew by 10bps to 23.69% in 2025, then increased by 11bps to 26.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MMS's Gross Margin are 26.21% (Q1 2026), 23.69% (Q4 2025), and 25.3% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 86.59%
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 70.43%
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 8.69%
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 9.92%
10 Maximus 3.32 Bn 3.16 Bn 342.26 Mn 26.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.21%
Dec 31, 2025 23.69%
Sep 30, 2025 25.30%
Jun 30, 2025 26.66%
Mar 31, 2025 24.88%
Dec 31, 2024 21.50%
Sep 30, 2024 22.93%
Jun 30, 2024 25.27%
Mar 31, 2024 23.55%
Dec 31, 2023 22.61%
Sep 30, 2023 23.09%
Jun 30, 2023 22.24%
Mar 31, 2023 18.94%
Dec 31, 2022 19.59%
Sep 30, 2022 23.19%
Jun 30, 2022 18.67%
Mar 31, 2022 19.40%
Dec 31, 2021 19.82%
Sep 30, 2021 19.75%
Jun 30, 2021 23.47%
Mar 31, 2021 24.04%
Dec 31, 2020 21.79%
Sep 30, 2020 21.31%
Jun 30, 2020 20.59%
Mar 31, 2020 18.71%
Dec 31, 2019 21.44%
Sep 30, 2019 22.29%
Jun 30, 2019 23.85%
Mar 31, 2019 23.00%
Dec 31, 2018 23.96%
Sep 30, 2018 24.88%
Jun 30, 2018 25.87%
Mar 31, 2018 24.28%
Dec 31, 2017 24.39%
Sep 30, 2017 26.18%
Jun 30, 2017 25.35%
Mar 31, 2017 24.49%
Dec 31, 2016 23.84%
Sep 30, 2016 24.54%
Jun 30, 2016 24.53%