Culp profit margin CULP
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −1.9%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −1.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +3.9 pts
- Peer median
- 2.4%
Over the twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Culp kept −1.9% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −1.0% and a gross margin of 16.1%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 2.6%.
The median for 10 consumer cyclical stocks of a similar size is 2.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −5.0% | −3.5% | 12.4% |
| FY2025 | −9.0% | −8.6% | 11.8% |
| FY2024 | −6.1% | −5.0% | 12.4% |
| FY2023 | −13.4% | −12.1% | 4.6% |
| FY2022 | −1.1% | 0.2% | 12.2% |
| FY2021 | 1.1% | 4.0% | 16.6% |
| FY2020 | −11.2% | −3.0% | 15.8% |
| FY2019 | 1.9% | 4.5% | 17.8% |
| FY2018 | 6.4% | 8.5% | 20.0% |
| FY2017 | 7.2% | 9.7% | 22.4% |
| FY2016 | 5.4% | 9.1% | 20.8% |
| FY2015 | 4.9% | 7.3% | 17.9% |
| FY2014 | 6.1% | 7.1% | 17.0% |
| FY2013 | 6.8% | 7.8% | 18.4% |
| FY2012 | 5.2% | 5.8% | 15.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | −1.9% | +3.9 pts | −1.0% | |
| Q4 FY26 | −5.0% | +3.9 pts | −3.5% | |
| Q3 FY26 | −5.0% | +5.2 pts | −3.9% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −5.2% | +4.2 pts | −3.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −5.8% | +2.1 pts | −4.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −9.0% | −2.8 pts | −8.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −10.2% | −4.5 pts | −9.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −9.4% | −1.0 pts | −8.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −7.9% | +4.9 pts | −6.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −6.1% | +7.3 pts | −5.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −5.7% | +8.5 pts | −4.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −8.5% | +0.9 pts | −7.5% |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Cyclical nearest Culp's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CULPCulp | −1.9% |
| HOURHour Loop | 1.1% |
| BODIBeachbody | 5.7% |
| RGSRegis | 3.1% |
| CRWSCrown Crafts | 6.0% |
| JRSHJerash Holdings (US) | 2.8% |
| EURKEureka Acquisition | n/m |
| TLYSTilly'S | 0.3% |
| GTIMGood Times Restaurants | 1.7% |
| DLTHDuluth | 1.1% |
| VNCEVince | 2.4% |
| Peer median | 2.4% |
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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