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DBX (Dropbox) Gross Profit : $2,086 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Dropbox Gross Profit?

Dropbox's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $508 Mil. Dropbox's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $2,086 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Dropbox's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $508 Mil. Dropbox's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $625 Mil. Therefore, Dropbox's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 81.32%.

Dropbox had a gross margin of 81.32% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 10 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Dropbox was 82.53%. The lowest was 32.53%. And the median was 76.80%.


Dropbox Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dropbox's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dropbox Gross Profit Chart

Dropbox Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,499.30 1,713.70 1,880.70 2,023.10 2,103.10

Dropbox Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 525.50 527.50 527.30 522.80 508.00

Competitive Comparison of Dropbox's Gross Profit

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Dropbox's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dropbox's Gross Profit Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Dropbox's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dropbox's Gross Profit falls into.


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Dropbox Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Dropbox's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2548.2 - 445.1
=2,103

Dropbox's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=624.7 - 116.7
=508

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,086 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Dropbox's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2025 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=508 / 624.7
=81.32 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Dropbox  (NAS:DBX) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Dropbox had a gross margin of 81.32% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => Durable competitive advantage


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Dropbox Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1800 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
Dropbox provides cloud storage and content collaboration tools, focusing on individuals and small to midsize businesses. Founded in 2007, Dropbox was a pioneer in the file sync and share market. In recent years, the firm has been emphasizing its Dash product, which facilitates AI-powered universal search across unstructured cloud data.
Executives
Karen Peacock director C/O DROPBOX, INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Lisa M Campbell director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Timothy Regan officer: Chief Accounting Officer 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Andrew Houston director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Bart Volkmer officer: General Counsel 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Timothy H. Young officer: Sr Vice President and GM, Core C/O DROPBOX, INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Abhay Parasnis director 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Sara Mathew director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Mylod Robert J Jr director
Michael Seibel director C/O DROPBOX, INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Ajay Vashee officer: Chief Financial Officer 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Donald W Blair director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Arash Ferdowsi director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Founder 111 PINE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Olivia Nottebohm officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O DROPBOX. INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Quentin Clark officer: See Remarks 333 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107