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Software Licenses and Support Gross Margin
Shows the profitability of SAP's traditional software and support services, revealing how well the company manages costs and maintains pricing power in this segment.
Software Licenses and Support gross margin has stayed notably high and stable despite a steep drop in perpetual license revenue, indicating strong pricing/maintenance economics and disciplined cost management in legacy businesses. That resilience cushions profitability as SAP pivots to cloud, but the ongoing migration—plus more back-end‑loaded large deals—will naturally erode this margin over time since cloud mixes carry lower unit margins (even as cloud margins are improving). Watch for continued slight compression in this metric as cloud mix increases; management’s margin discipline and record backlog are the key offsets.
SAP Software Licenses and Support Gross Margin
| Date | Software Licenses and Support Gross Margin |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 88.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 90.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 88.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 89.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 90.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 91.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 90.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 89.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 89.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 89.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 90.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 90.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 90.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 90.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 89.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 87.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 87.10% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 86.50% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 85.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 88.20% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 86.70% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 86.40% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 85.20% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 88.10% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 87.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 86.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 84.60% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 88.30% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 86.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 85.80% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 85.70% |