Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)
Simply Good Foods' Gross Margin came in at 32.52% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 3.84 percentage points from 36.36% a year earlier but up 0.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 30, 2026, Simply Good Foods reported Gross Margin of 32.73%, down 4.67 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it was 36.24%, down 2.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -3.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 38.43% in FY2024 (+1.94 pp), 36.49% in FY2023 (-1.64 pp), 38.13% in FY2022 (-2.62 pp) and 40.75% in FY2021 (+1.03 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 31.60% (fiscal Q2 2026) to 41.44% (fiscal Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.69 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 3.20 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a drop of 5.93 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SMPL's Gross Margin at 31.60% (Q2 2026), 32.30% (Q1 2026) and 34.31% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 42.61% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 45.32% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 32.39% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 33.88% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 44.14% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 39.26% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 15.92% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.36% |
| 10 | Simply Good Foods | 988.90 Mn | 465.05 Mn | 116.10 Mn | 32.52% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 32.52% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 31.60% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 32.30% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 34.31% |
| May 31, 2025 | 36.36% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 36.18% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 38.24% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 38.85% |
| May 25, 2024 | 39.92% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 37.43% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 37.29% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 37.59% |
| May 27, 2023 | 36.71% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 34.64% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 36.89% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 37.14% |
| May 28, 2022 | 37.48% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 36.57% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 41.44% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 40.20% |
Simply Good Foods Gross Margin API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "SMPL", "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=SMPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();