Skillsoft (SKILW) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)

Skillsoft's (SKILW) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 85.18% in Q1 2026, down 563.0% year-on-year from 18.4% in Q1 2025, and up 17.25% quarter-over-quarter from 72.65% in Q4 2025.

Skillsoft (SKILW) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Skillsoft has disclosed Gross Margin across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 85.18% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 85.18%, down 563.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 76.64% (up 204.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 73.74%, down 86.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 85.18% for Q1 2026 at Skillsoft, up from 72.65% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 90.81% in Q1 2025 to a low of 66.91% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 72.37% (2023), against an average of 74.73%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 742 bps in 2025 and plunged 563 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Skillsoft's Gross Margin stood at 73.7% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 68.35% in 2023, then increased by 4 bps to 71.13% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 72.65% in 2025, then climbed by 17 bps to 85.18% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 85.18% (Q1 2026), 72.65% (Q4 2025), and 74.47% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn 72.43%
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -6.01%
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 68.04%
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 56.73%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 36.76%
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 79.28%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 46.96%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 78.77%
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - -
10 Skillsoft - - 78.61 Mn 83.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%