The historical rank and industry rank for Douglas Emmett's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
DEI'
s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 64.07 Med: 66.93 Max: 68.22
Current: 64.07
During the past 13 years, the highestGross Margin % of Douglas Emmett was 68.22%. The lowest was 64.07%. And the median was 66.93%.
DEI's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than 60.38% of 689
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 68.73
vs DEI: 64.07
Douglas Emmett had a gross margin of 64.38% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => Durable competitive advantage
The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Douglas Emmett was -1.00% per year.
Douglas Emmett Gross Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Douglas Emmett'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.
Competitive Comparison of Douglas Emmett's Gross Margin %
For the REIT - Office subindustry, Douglas Emmett'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.
Douglas Emmett's Gross Margin % Distribution in the REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Douglas Emmett's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Douglas Emmett's Gross Margin % falls into.
* 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.
Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) 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
Douglas Emmett had a gross margin of 64.38% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 => Durable 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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Douglas Emmett Inc is an integrated, self-administered, and self-managed REIT. It is an owner and operator of office and multifamily properties located in coastal submarkets in Los Angeles and Honolulu. The group focuses on owning, acquiring, developing, and managing a substantial market share of office properties and multifamily communities in neighborhoods with supply constraints, high-end executive housing, and key lifestyle amenities. Its properties are located in the Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Burbank, Century City, Olympic Corridor, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks/Encino, Warner Center/Woodland Hills and Westwood submarkets of Los Angeles County, California, and in Honolulu, Hawaii. It has two business segments, the office segment and the multifamily segment.
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