Skillsoft (SKIL) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
Skillsoft's (SKIL) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 83.19% in Q2 2026, down 16.0% YoY from 99.03% in Q2 2025, and up 40.11% on a QoQ basis from 59.37% in Q1 2026.
Skillsoft (SKIL) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Skillsoft's Gross Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 83.19% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 16.0% year-over-year to 83.19% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 71.61%, a 274.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 70.06%, up 73.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 83.19% for Q2 2026 at Skillsoft, up from 59.37% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for SKIL reached as high as 83.34% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 59.37% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 72.09% and a median of 71.81% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Gross Margin surged 1032 bps; it then sank 1051 bps in 2026.
- Tracing SKIL's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 67.95% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 73.8% in 2023, then declined by 4 bps to 71.13% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 72.65% in 2025, then rose by 14 bps to 83.19% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 83.19%, 59.37%, and 72.65% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 72.43% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -6.01% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 68.04% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 56.73% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 36.76% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 79.28% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 83.86% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 46.96% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 78.77% |
| 10 | Skillsoft | 53.31 Mn | -65.06 Mn | 78.61 Mn | 83.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 83.19% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 59.37% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 72.65% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 74.47% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 83.34% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 69.88% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 71.13% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 75.44% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 73.03% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 72.04% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 73.80% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 71.34% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 66.12% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 69.82% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 67.95% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 70.23% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 71.81% |
| Jun 11, 2021 | 68.68% |