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Airbus SE (Airbus SE) Gross Margin %

: 15.19% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Airbus SE's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,791 Mil. Airbus SE's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $24,957 Mil. Therefore, Airbus SE's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.19%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Airbus SE's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

EADSY' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.91   Med: 14.26   Max: 18.47
Current: 15.35


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Airbus SE was 18.47%. The lowest was 7.91%. And the median was 14.26%.

EADSY's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
73.99% of 296 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 26.385 vs EADSY: 15.35

Airbus SE had a gross margin of 15.19% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Airbus SE was 4.60% per year.


Airbus SE Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Airbus SE'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.

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Airbus SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.91 11.34 18.47 17.99 15.35

Airbus SE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Margin % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.98 14.11 17.97 13.77 15.19

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Airbus SE'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.


Airbus SE Gross Margin % Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Airbus SE's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Airbus SE's Gross Margin % falls into.



Airbus SE Gross Margin % Calculation

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

Airbus SE's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=10953.1 / 71369.684
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(71369.684 - 60416.576) / 71369.684
=15.35 %

Airbus SE's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=3790.6 / 24957.47
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(24957.47 - 21166.848) / 24957.47
=15.19 %

* 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.


Airbus SE  (OTCPK:EADSY) 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

Airbus SE had a gross margin of 15.19% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => 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.


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Airbus SE (Airbus SE) Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 32008, Leiden, ZH, NLD, 2303 DA
Airbus is a major aerospace and defense firm. It designs, develops, and manufactures commercial and military aircraft, as well as space launch vehicles and satellites. The company operates three divisions: commercial, defense and space, and helicopters. Commercial offers aircraft ranging from narrow-body (120-200 seats) A220 and A320 series to much larger A330 and A350 wide body models. The defense and space segment supplies governments with military hardware, including transport aircraft, aerial tankers, and fighter aircraft (Eurofighter). The helicopter division manufactures turbine helicopters for the civil and public markets.

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