gross profit

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In the long run, SpaceX is targeting gross profit margins of 70% and net income margins of 45%, about 10 percentage points better than Alphabet on both metrics.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

As the company shifts focus toward its higher-margin Industrial and Commercial Electronics business, its gross profit margin should stay healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The company’s gross profit margin expanded 1.2 percentage points in the first quarter, driven by by higher markups, lower freight costs, and lower “shrink”—the industry’s word for theft.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Xiaomi’s gross profit margin dropped to 22.0% for the quarter from 22.8% a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The portion, too, of the gross profit, which forms the remuneration for the labor and skill of the dealer or producer, is very different in different employments.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart