Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (NSE:MRPL) Gross Margin %: 12.57% (As of Mar. 2026) — 101% Above Median

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals  (NSE:MRPL) Gross Margin % 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

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals had a gross margin of 12.57% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 => No sustainable competitive advantage

Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Gross Margin % Related Terms

The historical data trend for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals's Gross Margin % 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.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Gross Margin % Chart

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Annual Data
	Trend	Mar17	Mar18	Mar19	Mar20	Mar21	Mar22	Mar23	Mar24	Mar25	Mar26
Gross Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					8.22	7.74	9.55	4.35	10.25

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Quarterly Data
	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25	Jun25	Sep25	Dec25	Mar26
Gross Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.52	3.51	9.73	13.22	12.57

NSE:MRPL vs VLO, MPC, PSX: Gross Margin % Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Gross Margin % vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals's Gross Margin % falls into.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

* 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.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Business Description