Park Aerospace (PKE) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Park Aerospace (PKE) reported Gross Margin of 28.67% for Q1 2026, down 60.0% year-over-year from 71.68% in Q1 2025, and down 15.81% quarter-over-quarter from 34.06% in Q4 2025.
Park Aerospace (PKE) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Park Aerospace (PKE) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 28.67% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 28.67%, down 60.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.93% (up 249.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 30.93%, up 249.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin retreated to 28.67% in Q1 2026 per PKE's latest filing, from 34.06% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 34.06% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 26.57% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 30.12% and a median of 29.45% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Gross Margin tumbled 824 bps in 2022, then jumped 749 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 32.05% in 2022, then dropped by 15 bps to 27.23% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 26.57% in 2024, then grew by 28 bps to 34.06% in 2025, then dropped by 16 bps to 28.67% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKE's Gross Margin at 28.67% in Q1 2026, 34.06% in Q4 2025, and 31.23% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | 29.53% |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 73.52% |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 41.11% |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.53% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 36.92% |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 67.40% |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 34.90% |
| 10 | Park Aerospace | 675.72 Mn | 586.35 Mn | 6.94 Mn | 28.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | 28.67% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 34.06% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 31.23% |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 30.64% |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 29.27% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 26.57% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 28.47% |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 29.34% |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 27.26% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 27.23% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 32.68% |
| May 28, 2023 | 31.08% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 28.46% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 32.05% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 29.45% |
| May 29, 2022 | 32.01% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 33.58% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 27.67% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 32.39% |
| May 30, 2021 | 40.25% |