UL Solutions (ULS) Gross Margin (2023 - 2026)

UL Solutions (ULS) reported Gross Margin of 50.26% for Q1 2026, up 204.0% on a YoY basis from 16.53% in Q1 2025, and up 1.17% sequentially from 49.68% in Q4 2025.

UL Solutions (ULS) Gross Margin (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

UL Solutions (ULS) has 4 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 50.26% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 204.0% year-over-year to 50.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 49.9% (up 126.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 49.46%, up 96.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 50.26% in Q1 2026, from 49.68% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 50.32% in Q3 2025 to a low of 46.74% in Q1 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 48.73% and a median of 48.97% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 246 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 78 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing ULS's Gross Margin over 4 years: stood at 46.93% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 47.23% in 2024, then advanced by 5 bps to 49.68% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 50.26% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULS's Gross Margin at 50.26% in Q1 2026, 49.68% in Q4 2025, and 50.32% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 50.98%
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 59.24%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 57.11%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 75.16%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 50.26%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 8.69%
10 Amentum Holdings 5.37 Bn 5.04 Bn 345.00 Mn 9.92%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 50.26%
Dec 31, 2025 49.68%
Sep 30, 2025 50.32%
Jun 30, 2025 49.36%
Mar 31, 2025 48.23%
Dec 31, 2024 47.23%
Sep 30, 2024 48.97%
Jun 30, 2024 50.14%
Mar 31, 2024 47.61%
Dec 31, 2023 46.93%
Sep 30, 2023 49.11%
Jun 30, 2023 48.91%
Mar 31, 2023 46.74%