Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC)

Gross profit margin

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Gross profit (ttm) US$ in thousands 7,363,000 3,942,000 6,338,000 9,858,000 13,231,000 16,640,000 16,435,000 16,071,000 15,901,000 15,789,000 15,872,000 16,140,000 16,157,000 16,230,000 15,936,000 14,878,000 14,658,000 14,570,000 14,605,000 15,375,000
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 20,665,000 20,972,000 20,916,000 20,895,000 20,548,000 20,159,000 19,894,000 19,450,000 19,174,000 19,040,000 19,133,000 19,449,000 19,485,000 19,544,000 19,207,000 17,901,000 17,640,000 17,531,000 17,542,000 18,454,000
Gross profit margin 35.63% 18.80% 30.30% 47.18% 64.39% 82.54% 82.61% 82.63% 82.93% 82.93% 82.96% 82.99% 82.92% 83.04% 82.97% 83.11% 83.10% 83.11% 83.26% 83.32%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Gross profit margin = Gross profit (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $7,363,000K ÷ $20,665,000K
= 35.63%

Tenet Healthcare Corporation's gross profit margin has shown a relatively stable trend from March 2020 to March 2023, fluctuating between 83.32% and 82.54%. However, there was a significant decrease in the gross profit margin to 64.39% by December 2023, followed by a sharp decline to 47.18% by March 2024. Subsequently, the gross profit margin experienced further declines to 30.30% by June 2024 and 18.80% by September 2024. However, there was a slight improvement to 35.63% by December 2024.

The decreasing trend in the gross profit margin from December 2023 to September 2024 may indicate challenges in managing costs or pricing pressures that impacted the profitability of the company. It is important to further investigate the reasons behind these declines and assess the company's strategies to address and improve its gross profit margin in the future.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Gross profit margin
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
THC
35.63%
HCA Holdings Inc
HCA
50.44%
Universal Health Services Inc
UHS
51.21%